(European Beech)

Cherished for its smooth gray bark, elegant deciduous foliage, stately habit, and adaptability, European beech has long been a garden favorite on its native continent and elsewhere. A seedling of 'Dawyck' that shares that cultivar's narrow columnar habit, 'Dawyck Purple' has purple spring leaves that become green-tinged in summer. In autumn they turn shades of yellow, orange and bronze. Inconspicuous flowers in spring usually do not result in fruit. This cultivar is fastigiate when young but broadens...

(European Beech)

Cherished for its smooth gray bark, elegant deciduous foliage, stately habit, and adaptability, European beech has long been a garden favorite on its native continent and elsewhere. A densely branched, narrowly columnar selection that originated in Scotland sometime before 1850, 'Dawyck' forms a tall specimen several times higher than wide. The glossy, elliptic, wavy-edged leaves are luminescent light green when new, dark green in summer, and rich gold or bronze in autumn. Inconspicuous flowers in...

(European Beech, Weeping European Beech)

Cherished for its smooth gray bark, elegant deciduous foliage, stately habit, and adaptability, European beech has long been a garden favorite on its native continent and elsewhere. Introduced in the early nineteenth century, weeping beech comes in many forms. Some specimens are tent-like, with multiple irregular leaders giving rise to branches that spread and then sweep downward to the ground; others are fountain-like, with limbs that droop directly from an upright trunk. The glossy, elliptic, wavy-edged...

(European Beech, Purple Beech)

Cherished for its smooth gray bark, elegant deciduous foliage, stately habit, and adaptability, European beech has long been a garden favorite on its native continent and elsewhere. A seedling of 'Purpurea Pendula' introduced in 1975, 'Purple Fountain' features purple spring leaves and a narrow cascading habit. Relatively compact, this small to medium-sized tree has an upright trunk and drooping branches. The glossy, elliptic, wavy-edged leaves turn purple-green in summer and rich gold or bronze...

(European Beech, Purple Beech)

Cherished for its smooth gray bark, elegant deciduous foliage, stately habit, and adaptability, European beech has long been a garden favorite on its native continent and elsewhere. A purple-leaved cultivar that originated in Germany before 1877, 'Purpurea Latifolia' is similar to the famed 'Riversii'. Its glossy oval wavy-edged leaves emerge metallic purple, mature to dark greenish purple by summer, and turn coppery gold in autumn. Inconspicuous flowers in spring give rise to bristly capsules that...

(European Beech, Weeping Purple Beech)

Cherished for its smooth gray bark, elegant deciduous foliage, stately habit, and adaptability, European beech has long been a garden favorite on its native continent and elsewhere. A dwarf, weeping, purple-leaved cultivar introduced in 1865, 'Purpurea Pendula' is usually top-grafted to form a small domed tree. The glossy, elliptic, wavy-edged leaves turn purple-green in summer and rich gold or bronze in autumn. Inconspicuous flowers in spring are sometimes followed by bristly capsules that ripen...

(European Beech, Tricolored Beech)

With its smooth gray bark, elegant deciduous foliage, stately habit, and adaptability, European beech has long been a garden favorite on its native continent and elsewhere. A spectacular cultivar that originated in Germany about 1880, 'Purpurea Tricolor' is a cloud of pink in mid-spring when its purple, broadly pink-margined leaves emerge. The purple and pink hues fade by summer. Leaves turn bronzy tints in fall. Inconspicuous flowers in spring sometimes give rise to bristly capsules that ripen to...

(European Beech, Oak-leaved European Beech)

Cherished for its smooth gray bark, elegant deciduous foliage, stately habit, and adaptability, European beech has long been a garden favorite on its native continent and elsewhere. Introduced in the nineteenth century, the cultivar 'Quercifolia' has leaves that are lobed in somewhat oak-like fashion. Shimmering golden-green in spring, they become dark green in summer and yellow, orange and bronze in fall. Inconspicuous flowers in spring give rise to bristly green capsules that ripen to tan in late...

(European Beech, Purple Beech)

With its smooth gray bark, elegant deciduous foliage, stately habit, and adaptability, European beech has long been a garden favorite on its native continent and elsewhere. Introduced before 1870, the cultivar 'Riversii' has glossy oval wavy-edged leaves that emerge metallic purple, mature to dark greenish purple by summer, and turn coppery gold in autumn. Inconspicuous flowers in spring give rise to bristly capsules that ripen to tan in late summer and fall. They contain one to three edible nuts...

(European Beech)

Cherished for its smooth gray bark, elegant deciduous foliage, stately habit, and adaptability, European beech has long been a garden favorite on its native continent and elsewhere. Originating in 1888 from a cross of 'Purpurea Latifolia' and 'Quercifolia', 'Rohanii' has beautiful foliage which marries the purple coloration of the former with the lobing of the latter.The glossy oval leaves emerge metallic purple, mature to dark greenish purple by summer, and turn coppery gold in autumn. Inconspicuous...