# Fagus sinensis

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{{Short description|Species of plant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2025}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = E mei zhi wu tu zhi (1945) (21100899519).jpg
| image_caption = Botanical illustration
| genus = Fagus
| species = sinensis
| authority = [Oliv.](/source/Daniel_Oliver_(botanist))
| synonyms_ref = <ref name="POWO_295630-1" />
| synonyms = {{Collapsible list| 
*''Fagus bijiensis'' {{small|Y.T.Wei & Y.T.Chang}}
*''Fagus brevipetiolata'' {{small|Hu}}
*''Fagus clavata'' {{small|Y.T.Chang}}
*''Fagus longipetiolata'' {{small|Seemen}}
*''Fagus longipetiolata f. clavata'' {{small|(Y.T.Chang) Y.T.Chang}}
*''Fagus longipetiolata f. yunnanica'' {{small|Y.T.Chang}}
*''Fagus sylvatica var. longipes'' {{small|Oliv.}}
*''Fagus tientaiensis'' {{small|Liou}}
}}}}

'''''Fagus sinensis''''', the '''long-petiole beech''', is a species of flowering plant in the family [Fagaceae](/source/Fagaceae).<ref name="RHS_516740" >{{cite web |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/516740/fagus-sinensis/details |title=Trees ''Fagus sinensis'' long-petiole beech |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2025 |website=Find a plant |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=25 October 2025 }}</ref> It is native to central and southern China and northern Vietnam.<ref name="POWO_295630-1" >{{cite POWO |id=295630-1 |title=''Fagus sinensis'' Oliv. |access-date=25 October 2025 }}</ref> A slow-growing tree reaching {{cvt|25|m}} and spreading to half as wide, the [Royal Horticultural Society](/source/Royal_Horticultural_Society) recommends it for its yellow fall foliage, but only for "architectural" applications in large gardens.<ref name="RHS_516740" /> Cold-hardy, it is available from commercial nurseries.<ref name="RHS_516740" />

==References==
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sinensis
Category:Ornamental trees
Category:Flora of North-Central China
Category:Flora of South-Central China
Category:Flora of Southeast China
Category:Flora of Vietnam
Category:Plants described in 1890

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