Fagus sylvatica purpurea (Purple Beech) POTTED
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Product Description
Common name: Purple or Copper Beech
One of the most dramatic and distinctive trees, purple Beech is identified by it's rich, deep purple wavy-margined leaves, that take on a reddish tint in autumn.
The leaves retain their best colour if planted in full sun. Beech is a tall, long-lived tree, valued for it's foliage and autumnal colours.
Small flowers appear with the leaves, which are a round shape with a fine rugged edge. Beechnuts often produced in autumn - edible nuts with shiny brown husks.
The bark is often smooth which adds to the character of the trees.
Beech is tolerant of a range of different soils including chalk, and can be grown in a woodland garden or as a specimen tree.
Features: Amazing leaf colour, Easy to trim and shape, keeps brown leaves over winter
