Beech ‘Purple Fountain’ 80/100cm (7.5L)
Fagus sylvatica 'Purple Fountain'
£83.94
Beech ‘Purple Fountain’ has deep purple leaves on gracefully weeping branches. Its narrow, upright form makes it perfect for smaller gardens.
- ✓ Stunning weeping beech with deep purple leaves that cascade gracefully downward, creating a beautiful fountain-like effect perfect for garden focal points
- ✓ Naturally forms a narrow, upright shape that's ideal for smaller gardens - combines the drama of purple foliage with an elegant weeping habit
- ✓ Purple leaves hold their colour well through summer, turning coppery in autumn - many leaves persist through winter for year-round interest
- ✓ Low maintenance tree that develops its weeping form naturally - perfect for creating dramatic vertical interest without taking up much ground space
- ✓ Quality UK grown stock from Yarrow Gardens - DEFRA Registered Supplier
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Beech ‘Purple Fountain’ – Fagus sylvatica is a graceful weeping tree that creates a stunning focal point in gardens. The branches cascade down in a fountain-like manner, draped with rich purple leaves that hold their colour well through summer. Unlike the wide-spreading habit of standard beech trees, this variety grows upright before arching elegantly downward. It forms a narrow, column-like shape that’s ideal for smaller spaces. The leaves unfurl in spring with a bright purple flush, deepening to a rich burgundy as they mature. In autumn, they fade to coppery tones and often stay on the branches through winter, giving year-round appeal. The weeping form creates wonderful movement in the garden as the branches sway gently in the breeze.
Plant your Purple Fountain Beech in well-drained soil in sun or partial shade, though the best purple colour develops in full sun. It will grow in most soil types but prefers slightly acidic to neutral conditions. Water regularly during the first two growing seasons until well-established. After that, it only needs watering during dry spells. Add a layer of mulch in spring, keeping it away from the trunk. The weeping form develops naturally, so little pruning is needed – just remove any damaged branches in late summer.
Ultimate height
8–12 metres
Time to ultimate height
10–20 years
Ultimate spread
2.5–4 metres
Season of Interest
Spring, Summer, Autumn
Sunlight
Partial Shade
Pot Size
7.5 Litre
Foliage
Deciduous
Foliage Colour
Purple
Hardiness
-10°C to -5°C (H4)
When MatureWatering
Moderate
Preferred Soil Type
Any well drained soil
Weeping
Delivery
Yarrow Gardens aim to have your order with you in fastest time possible and safest method of transport. Dependent on the parcel size and geographical destination in mind with will select the most suitable courier.
You are welcome to collect any times from our nursery in Euxton, Lancashire. Please contact us to arrange a suitable date and time.
With regret, we can no longer send items out to Northern Ireland. All live plants need a phytosanitary checks and DAERA must be notified. This process is simply too expensive at the moment.
Returns
In the rare instance that your item has been damaged during delivery or incorrectly shipped by us, please contact us and we will be happy to discuss the return and replacement of your item.
Once you have contacted us and we have confirmation that your parcel is on its way back to us we will be happy to issue a refund for the return postage.
| Delivery Class | Delivery Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Mail Letter - Royal Mail Tracked | £3.25 (Flat) | |
| Royal Mail Letter - Royal Mail Second Class | £0.95 (Flat) | |
| Royal Mail Large Letter - Royal Mail Tracked | £3.25 (Flat) | |
| Royal Mail Large Letter - Royal Mail Second Class | £2.10 (Flat) | |
| Standard Items - Standard Courier (ParcelForce) | £7.95 (Flat) | |
| Standard Items - Standard Courier (Evri) | £4.49 (Flat) | |
| Medium Items - Standard Courier (ParcelForce) | £7.95 (Flat) | This item |
| Large Items (Heavy or +1.4m) - Pallet Courier | £90.00 (Flat) | |
| Large Items (Heavy or +1.4m) - Standard Courier (ParcelForce) | £24.95 (Flat) | |
| Pallet Courier - Pallet Courier | £90.00 (Flat) |
We are a small family business based in Euxton, West Lancashire. We specialise in the supply of trees, shrubs both bare root & cell grown. Much of our stock is grown directly on site from seed or cuttings. Other stock is all UK sourced where possible.
We adhere to industry leading biosecurity measures, this ensures that our nursery remains clean and disease free.
We are DEFRA registered and our nursery is regularly inspected to confirm compliance with all current plant and plant health regulations.
Our Plant Passport Registration Number is GB140010
You can view our Plant Healthy report here.
We are actively working towards the Grown in Britain certification along with the Plant Healthy certification.
Should you have any concern or question in respect of our plant health matters, please get in touch.
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