Purple Fountain Beech

Purple Fountain Beech

Fagus sylvatica 'Purple Fountain'

An ornamental beech with smooth grey bark, dense canopy, and outstanding landscape presence across all seasons.

  • Narrow, upright form with spreading, pendulous branches
  • Branching can sometimes extend horizontally, before drooping to the ground
  • Ovate to elliptic, dark purple leaves in the summer
  • Foliage turns bronze in the fall
  • Commonly used for specimen
  • Grows best in full sun to partial shade
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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Moisture
Moist, Average, Well-drained
Hardiness Zone
5 – 5
Mature Height (meters)
8.0 – 9.0
Mature Spread (meters)
4.0 – 5.0
Growth Rate
Slow
Foliage Colour
Purple
Fall Colour
Purple
Bloom Time
Spring
Habit
Upright
Deer Resistant
✓
Pollinator Friendly
✓
Attracts Birds
✓
Landscape Uses
Accent
Growing & Maintenance Tips
This beautiful purple-leaved specimen, with its weeping branches is a highlight in any landscape. Creative pruning and staking can be done to expose its irregular growth habit, giving it more visual appeal. Purple Fountain beech maintains a leader without staking.

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