Latin Name - Fagus sylvatica ‘Dawyck Purple”
Height - 60-70 feet
Spread - 10-15 feet
Growth Rate - Slow
USDA Zone - 4 to 7
Drought Tolerance - Low
This European Beech develops extremely muscular, smooth, gray bark and glossy purple leaves. It retains a columnar outline, even with age. Well suited to narrow spaces in the landscape, its slow growth rate means that little pruning is required. “Dawyck Purple” is a high-class, high visibility accent plant.