Botanical Name: Fagus sylvatica 'Purpurea Pendula '
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Common Name: Weeping Purple-leaf Beech  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Tree

 

Height Range

6-12'

 

Flower Color

n/a

 

Flower Season

n/a

 

Leaf Color

Bronze, Green, Purple

 

Bark Color

Grey

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full, Half

 

Water

High

 

Growth Rate

Slow

 

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Well-drained

 

Soil pH

Acid, Neutral

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

English Cottage, Formal

 

Accenting Features

Fall Color, Unusual Shape

 

Seasonal Interest

Winter, Spring, Fall

 

Location Uses

Background, Entry, Perennial Border, Shrub Border

 

Special Uses

Small Spaces

 

Attracts Wildlife

Birds

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

This weeping form of European Beech forms a mounded, rounded mushroom-shaped dome. Leaves emerge deep purple in the spring, turning bronzy to purple-green in the summer, and coppery orange in the fall. Slow growing to 10 to 12 feet tall and 12 to 15 feet wide, or more.
Beeches are lovely trees, but are a little resentful of our hot, dry summers. Plant in loamy, well draining soil and mulch amply to keep roots cool. Does not do well in wet or heavily compacted soils. Selectively prune to control width, and remove branches that grow straigth up; otherwise, do not shear for it will cause the growth to be irratic. Interesting accent or specimen pant. See Guide for planting tips.