Dawyck Purple European beech
Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Purple'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones4 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size25 to 50 feet tall6 to 15 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Dawyck Purple' European beech (Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Purple') is a tree for specimen planting, accents, and privacy screens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It grows slowly into a dense shape. Birds are drawn to it. Deer tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Paperbark maple, Obsidian coral bells, and Christmas fern.