Purple Fountain European beech
Fagus sylvatica 'Purple Fountain'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size15 to 25 feet tall8 to 10 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Purple Fountain' European beech (Fagus sylvatica 'Purple Fountain') is a tree for specimen planting, accent, and shade garden use. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy or loamy soil. Deer tend to browse other plants first. It grows slowly into a narrow, weeping pyramid with dark burgundy leaves that turn copper in fall. The deepest color comes in full sun, and it needs no pruning.
Pairs well with Green Spice coral bells, Christmas fern, Wild geranium, and Pink Impression tulip.