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Fagus sylvatica Dawyck Purple

Dawyck Purple Beech

An upright, columnar selection with purplish foliage holding its colour well and displaying a copper colour in the fall. An ideal, vertical accent producing nuts enclosed in spiny husks.

  • »  Broad, columnar form, with upright branches
  • »  Elliptical leaves, with a slightly wavy margin, are purple to purple-red
  • »  Fall foliage becomes a brown colour
  • »  Leaves will stay on the tree long into the winter

2gal
$114.00
5gal
$264.00
7gal
$495.00
10gal
$555.00
20gal Low Inventory
$1,014.00
B&B in Container
$1,134.00
  • Category:Trees
  • Hardiness Zone:5
  • Height:12-15 m
  • Spread:4-5 m
Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
Moist to Average
Well-drained
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Critter
Deer Resistant
Attributes
Deciduous
Edible
Fall Color
Habit
Columnar
Upright
Foliage Color
Purple
Red
Landscape uses
Screening (privacy)
Specimen
Planting instructions
Container Plants
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Purple'

Excellent as an individual specimen, in a small grouping in the landscape, or planted in rows for screening or privacy. European beech thrives in a rich, moist, well-drained soil, in full sun or partial shade. Very little pruning is necessary to maintain its shape.