Big wide crowns
Broad lanes and streets
For use in landscapes
Park tree and/or specimen tree
Shadow enduring
Low maintenance
Ornamental value
Height
25m - 30m
25m - 30m
Transparency
Dense
Dense
Ornamental value
Shape
Shape
Fagus sylvatica 'Atropunicea' (syn. Fagus sylvatica 'Purpurea'), height, shape and size similar to the Fagus sylvatica. Buds shiny auburn to crimson, later just auburn to an often more brownish-green in the shaded heart of the crown. As a rule, it grows true from seed, but variations to the depth of the auburn colour do occur. However, in groups of purple beech this gives an attractive colour variation.
