Scientific name: Fagus sylvatica ‘Purple Fountain’
Family: FAGACEAE
Common names: “Purple weeping beech”
Plant Type: Deciduous tree
Conditions:
Zone: 5-7
Light: Full sun – part shade
Exposure: Sheltered from strong winds
Soil: Average, not heavy clay or badly compacted soil
Moisture: Moist well drained
Aesthetic:
Plant Size: H 20-30′ W 15-25′
Leaf and Stem shape: Main boughs draped with long, pendulous side-branches with purple elliptic leaves with prominent veins holding through winter, new leaves push off old ones
Flower: Inconspicuous flowers followed by usually spiny fruits
Pruning: Cuts need to be
planned and done before the branches become too thick
Maintenance: Shallow rooted so not the best to put it in a bed which will be cultivated
Landscape use: Hedging and screens, architectural, specimen tree, mixed border
Propagate: By seed and grafting
Pests & Disease: Prone to scale insects
Comments: Nice columnar weeping purple tree at a manageable size
