Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea Pendula’

Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea Pendula’ has an amazing form that creates a mushroom-shaped dome. Its foliage is a deep-purple in the spring, which turns to purple-green later in the summer. During the autumn season, the leaves turn purple, then brown through the winter and fall off prior to the emergence of new leaves. Fagus sylvatica is deciduous and native to Europe. Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea Pendula’ was introduced into commerce around 1865.