Purple Fountain Beech
Fagus sylvatica ‘Purple Fountain’
- Size: 20-30’ tall and 12-15’ wide
- Growth Habit: Narrow upright growth with loose cascading branches
- Growth Rate: Slow to moderate
- Light Requirements: Full Sun
- Soil Requirements: Highly adaptable
- Appeal: The Purple Fountain Beech makes a striking accent or specimen plant with its intriguing upright weeping habit and glossy purple leaves. Young plants often hold their leaves through winter and is very frost hardy.