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Fagus sylvatica Purpurea Pendula

Weeping Purple Beech

An unusual accent plant with a pendulous habit and deep purple foliage which changes to a purple-green colour by the summer and to golden-bronze in the fall. The mushroom-shaped dome has widely arching, silvery-gray branches.

  • »  Dense, upright form with spreading, pendulous branches
  • »  Branching can extend horizontally before drooping to the ground
  • »  Ovate to elliptic foliage emerges purple turning purple-green by summer
  • »  Foliage turns golden-bronze in the fall

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$735.00
  • Category:Trees
  • Hardiness Zone:4
  • Height:5-6 m
  • Spread:5-6 m
Exposure
• Full Sun
• Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
• Moist to Average
• Average to Dry Soils
• Well-drained
Growth Rate
• Medium
• Slow
Critter
• Deer Resistant
Attributes
• Deciduous
• Edible
• Fall Color
Habit
• Mounding
• Spreading
• Weeping
Foliage Color
• Bronze
• Golden
• Purple
Landscape uses
• Specimen
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Fagus sylvatica 'Purpurea Pendula'

This beautiful purple-leaved specimen, with its erratic weeping branches is a highlight in any landcape. Creative pruning and staking can be done to expose its irregular growth habit, giving it more visual appeal. European beech thrives in a rich, moist, well-drained soil, in full sun or partial shade.