Fagus sylvatica 'Atropunicea'
Pleached Purple Beech
An imposing purple-leaved form of Common Beech, Fagus sylvatica ‘Atropunicea’ carries stunning dark copper-purple foliage throughout summer — for excellent seasonal interest, screening and sensational impact in the right setting.
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Careful thought should be given to its positioning, as the striking purple foliage in spring demands the right backdrop to come into its own.
Deciduous
High and low pleached options
Also available as Hedging, plus Box Head and Standard Trees — get in touch for more options.
Stem girth from 12-14cm up to 35-40cm, occasionally bigger available but they need booking in advance
Various stem heights and frame sizes available
Trained on frame in pleached form for 1-8 years in some cases even longer
Pleached Copper Beech is also available as freshly pleached trees while stocks last
Available in pots and containers, cocoa rootball or rootball
Nationwide delivery service by articulated lorry, smaller vehicle by prior arrangement
Browse our current pleached tree stock, selected for structure, form, and maturity
View Stock & PricesPleached Copper Beech or Purple Beech – Fagus sylvatica ‘Atropunicea’, Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea’ (Fagaceae)
There have been numerous cultivars of Green Beech created by horticultural selection since the early 19th century. One of the most popular of these cultivars is the Purple Beech (Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea’). This Cultivar is often confused with Copper Beech – a seedling with variable leaf colour. The cultivar produces a consistent dark purple/rich red coloured leaf in the spring. Like many purple leafed varieties, the leaf colour changes gradually to a dark spinach green colour in summer, eventually looking very similar to the Common Green Beech and in certain circumstances it can be very difficult to tell the two apart at this time of year.
Purple Beech offers Designers and Landscape Architects a refreshing change to Green Beech and while careful consideration should be given to its positioning it is a really popular choice for those looking for a large tree with a purple accent. In practically all other respects it is the same as the Green Beech.
Popular as hedge plants, specimen trees, clean stem and feathered trees, multistem trees, topiary shapes including columns/cylinders/beehives/domes/ball on stem/cube on stem/layer cake/cubes and other topiary shapes. Arches and archway, High and low pleached trees, block on stem or box head trees. Available as rootball plants in the winter months, potted stock available while stocks last and cocoa rootball can be arranged for delivery throughout summer period by prior arrangement.
