Purpurea Pendula European beech
Fagus sylvatica 'Purpurea Pendula'
USDA zones4 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size5 to 12 feet tall5 to 12 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Yellowish-green
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Purpurea Pendula' European beech (Fagus sylvatica 'Purpurea Pendula') is a tree for specimen, 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 average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. Yellowish-green flowers open in early to late spring, and birds visit the tree. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. It grows slowly into a dense form that reaches 5 to 12 feet tall and wide.
Pairs well with Christmas fern, Lily of the valley, and Obsidian coral bells.