Weeping Purple Beech

Height: 10 ft
Width: 15 ft
Fall Color: Purple

Weeping Purple Beech

Fagus sylvatica form purpureo-pendula

Tree Overview:

The Weeping Purple Beech is a variety of the Weeping Beech, which in turn is a cultivated variety of the European Beech. The leaves of the Weeping Purple Beech are purplish, although the color may fade somewhat to green in the heat of summer.

Height: 10 ft
Width: 15 ft
Fall Color: Purple

Care details

Highly adaptable to a wide range of soil types, providing it is well-drained. Water deeply, regularly during first few growing seasons to establish an extensive root system. Once established, reduce the frequency, continuing with deep waterings. Seldom needs pruning.

Leaf/needle description

Broad, flat and simple, not lobed and with smooth margins; widest toward tip or middle, 2″ – 4″ long with wavy edges.

Fruit, cone, nut, and seed descriptions

Nut in a thin, spiny husk. Fruit is less than 2″ in diameter.