Fagus Sylvatica Purpurea has similar growing habits to Fagus Sylvatica. The main difference is it has a wine to purple coloured leaf during the growing period of the summer. Also it is a slower growing tree than Fagus Sylvatica.
Other common names: Pureple beech
Foliage: Atropurpurea Group are large deciduous trees grown for their deep purple leaves, which become reddish in autumn
Size: At maturity 18-15m