Top native beeches

1 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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1 native plant

Sun and shade

Light

Part shade 1 Dappled shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 1 Moist 1

Water use

Soil

Sand 1 Loam 1 Clay 1

Soil pH

Acid 1 Neutral 1 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Black walnut 1 Salt 1

Form

Habit

Dense 1 Erect 1 Oval 1 Pyramidal 1 Rounded 1

Plant type

Edible 1 Perennial 1 Poisonous 1 Tree 1

American Beech Fagus grandifolia caterpillars 121 hosts 23 food 57 flowers 15 shelter 4