page_title: Weeping beech
section_title: Habitat and maintenance
hierarchical_section_title: Weeping beech / Habitat and maintenance
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph from August 2015 of a weeping beech tree located at Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island. In August 2015, this tree's measurements were: Circumference 17 feet (measured at approximately 2 feet above ground, before the first limbs); Height 60 feet; Average spread: 75 feet.
context_page_description: The weeping beech, Fagus sylvatica 'Pendula', is a cultivar of the deciduous European beech.
context_section_description: The tree is not native to North America but grows in USDA hardiness zones 4–7. 
  It needs moisture and well drained soil and prefers sunny to semi-shaded zones. The tree does not tolerate industrial pollution or street salt.
  Young trees need to be staked to make them grow upward; growth tends to be slow. Weeping beeches may live for 150 to 200 years.
  Pests that can attack the tree includes aphids, borers (flat-headed apple tree borer, two-lined chestnut borer), certain caterpillars, and fungal disease.
caption: Weeping beech in Newport, Rhode Island (August 2015)
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