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beech 'Purpurea Pendula'

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Classic weeping, mushroom-shaped, deciduous tree about 3m in height, often grown as a top-worked specimen, producing wavy-edged, dark purple foliage which turns to reddish-brown in the autumn. Insignificant yellow-green flowers are produced in the spring followed by spiny fruits in the autumn

Scientific classification

Species: beech 'Purpurea Pendula' (Fagus sylvatica 'Purpurea Pendula')
Genus: Fagus
Family: Fagaceae

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Toxicity: Trees
Plant type: 2.5-4 metres
Height: 2.5-4 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Pendulous weeping
Habit: Autumn · Spring · Summer
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of beech 'Purpurea Pendula'

Distribution map

Distribution of the original taxon: Fagus sylvatica

Native
Introduced
Cultivated

“Cultivated” is a display category for regions without a native or introduced record, not verified cultivation coverage. Antarctica is shown in white.

Source：WCVP v16 · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · CC BY 3.0 · Boundaries：WGSRPD / TDWG

Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of beech 'Purpurea Pendula'

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beech 'Purpurea Pendula' care guide

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer

Pruning

Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering.

Propagation

Propagate by grafting in midwinter

Growing

Tolerant of a range of soils including chalk, grow in full sun or partial shade. For best colour, position in full sun. For more information see beech cultivation

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