Purple Fastigiate Beech

Basisdaten

purple fastigiate beech (Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Purple') leaf
purple fastigiate beech (Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Purple') leaf
  • purple fastigiate beech (Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Purple') leaf
  • purple fastigiate beech (Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Purple') leaf underside
  • purple fastigiate beech (Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Purple') leaves
  • purple fastigiate beech (Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Purple') leaves
  • purple fastigiate beech (Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Purple') tree
description: 

This beech is a cultivated form of the common beech. It is used by landscaper as a design element in larger gardens.

Tree profile

name botanical: 
Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Purple'
family: 
beech family (Fagaceae)
species: 
deciduous tree
height: 
up tp 20 m (66 ft)
leaf: 

The leaf is ovoid, dark red and the leaf margin is slightly serrate. The leaf position ist alternate.

leaf shape: 
ovoid
leaf margin: 
serrated
leaf position: 
alternate
flowering: 
May
blossom description: 

The blossom is inconspicuous.

gender distribution: 
monoecious / hermaphrodite
bark: 
smooth
root: 
Heart-rooting
location: 
sun to shadow
soil: 
permeable and nutritious soils
ph value: 
slightly acidic to alkaline
usage: 

Garden and park tree