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    Also Known As

    • Purple Fountain Beech Tree

    Plant type

    tree

    size

    • H: 25'-30'
    • W: 8'-10'

    planting zones

    • 4a-9b

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    Fagus sylvatica 'Purple Fountain' plant details

    Fagus sylvatica 'Purple Fountain' is a moderate-growing broadleaf deciduous tree with purple foliage. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture - regular water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something pollution tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Fagus sylvatica 'Purple Fountain'

    Plant type: tree
    Plant family: fagaceae
    Foliage: deciduous purple
    Mature size: 8 FT - 10 FT - wide, 25 FT - 30 FT - tall
    Uses: cascading, fall color

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Fagus sylvatica 'Purple Fountain'

    USDA Zones: 4a - 9b
    Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
    Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
    Resistant to: pollution and verticillium wilt
    Soil needs: rich and well-drained

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    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Fagus sylvatica 'Purple Fountain' is a special, narrowly pyramidal, weeping beech with dark, shiny, burgundy foliage and rippling stems. It is a great specimen tree for large containers and smaller city gardens. Leaves turn copper in fall. The deciduous form provides elegant sculptural interest in the winter. The deepest colour will be achieved in full sun. Tolerant of dry sites. No pruning required. For the 2025 Rare Flowering Tree Pre-Order plants will be recently potted in 15cm pots and about 1-2 feet tall. Photo: Wikipedia.

    By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

    Handsome and striking in narrow spots, this tree produces a fountain of purple leaves on weeping branches while retaining its compact upright form. S/M

    By: Forestfarm

    Purple Fountain' is a gorgeous purple-leaved variety of the European Beech that has drooping branches and a narrow, columnar habit. It is a fantastic choice as a low-maintenance ornamental tree with great summer color and winter interest. It is also quite drought tolerant once established, needing only occasional summer irrigation. There are very few other plants that match the unique copper-purple leaves that hold their color through the whole summer and fall. 

    Unlike with many other plants with weeping branches, 'Purple Fountain' does not need to be pruned or staked upright as the trees develop their ideal form on their own. Each year there will be new upright growth so the tree will grow taller on its own, while most other weeping plants need to be staked upright to their desired height.

    By: Red Panda Nursery

    This slender, weeping beech has incredibly dark leaves and an elegant, graceful habit.

    By: Conifer Kingdom

    Forms a leader with pendulous branches of dark purple foliage. Our old specimen in the garden is now about 30 years old and reaches upwards to 30 feet high. With maturity a magnificent, stately tree.

    By: Bloom River Gardens

    Deciduous tree with a narrow, upright growth habit. Branches cascade down loosely from the central leader. Foliage is purple and may fade in the summer heat and turn bronze purple in the fall. Growth Rate medium

    By: Garden World

    Differs from 'Purpurea Pendula' by being a "nursery plant" that develops a loose, upright leader instead of trying to be an ugly purple mushroom that requires constant staking. The landscape effect is charming, with pendulous branches on a loosely upright plant.

    By: Heritage Seedlings

    Pendulous branches drape from upright leader. Purple to purple red leaves. Drought tolerant. Zones 4-9.

    By: Lael's Moon Garden

    A very narrow, upright purple beech with an interesting, graceful habit. The top branches remain erect, while older secondary branches become pendulous. All are coated with lustrous purple foliage in the spring. The small stature, to 12' with a 3' spread, allows those gardeners with limited space an opportunity to own a fine specimen beech.

    By: Greer Gardens Inc.

    Gardening facts about Fagus sylvatica 'Purple Fountain' plant

    How to Grow Fagus sylvatica 'Purple Fountain'

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - mostly shade

    • Water Needs

      • even moisture - drought tolerant

    • Soil Needs

      • well-drained
      • rich

    • Special Situation

      • pollution tolerant
      • verticillium wilt resistant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • purple

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

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    Plant Type

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    Zones

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    Size

    Height: 40'-50'

    Width: 20'-30'

    • sun
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    aka Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia', Asplenifolia European Beech, Asplenifolia Green Cutleaf European Beech Tree, Fernleaf Beech

    Plant Type

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    Zones

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    Size

    Height: 35'

    Width: 35'

    • sun
    • regular
    Photo of Fagus sylvatica 'Aspleniifolia' foliage by Dancing Oaks Nursery
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