Fagus grandifolia 'White Lightning' Weeping American Beech flowering 'Glauca' is a blue selection

'Glauca' is a blue selection of a Korean fir

'Shadow Selection' may reach 10-12 ft in 15 years

‘Girard’s Variegated Gem’ has creamy white margins on a blue-green leaf

often referred to as a Hammocksweet azalea adapts fairly easily to the garden setting

The flowers themselves have a nice spicy aroma

Fagus grandifolia 'White Lightning' Weeping American Beech flowering 'Glauca' is a blue selectionFagus grandifolia 'White Lightning' Rare Weeping American Beech Tree Zones 3 9 'White Lightning' is a newer dwarf weeping selection of our native Amercan beech. It was found in Chatham County, NC on an alpaca farm and introduced by the JC Raulston Arboretum. 'White Lightning' has a twisted and contorted habit that forms an architecturally interesting shape in the garden. The white zig zaging of the bark is why Mark Weatherton of the JC Raulston