Fagus grandifolia 'White Lightning' Weeping American Beech flowering Thankfully Bob had taken cuttings

Thankfully Bob had taken cuttings and propagated this tree as new homeowners decided to remove the tree

While Bonsai Babies™ is the name of this grouping of seedlings

The flowers themselves have a nice spicy aroma

‘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

Fagus grandifolia 'White Lightning' Weeping American Beech flowering Thankfully Bob had taken cuttingsFagus 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