Dawyck Purple

Dawyck Purple is a popular columnar beech tree, featuring a dense canopy of dark bronze / purple summer leaves, which turn yellow and orange in the autumn.

The tree reaches about 10m after 20 years, but has a very upright habit, and a mature spread of 3m or so.

Dawyck Purple prefers rich soils including chalk soils, but does not tolerate water-logged heavy clay soils or coastal salt spray.

Dawyck Purple is a sister variety of Dawyck Gold, grown from seeds collected from the same beech tree  growing at Dawyck Gardens near Edinburgh, and raised at the Trompenburg Arboretum in the Netherlands. Both varieties grow with a similar habit, and the contrast of golden green and dark bronze foliage works well when several of them are inter-planted.

Dawyck Purple beech trees for sale

All our pot-grown trees are grown for us to our specification by the Frank P Matthews nursery.

All pot-grown trees are suitable for planting out in the garden, some are suitable for growing in containers.

• 2-year pot-grown tree £85.00
  Grown for us by Frank P Matthews nursery
  In a 12L pot
  Large size (3m-5m after 10 years)
  

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Order now for delivery from week commencing 10th February.

Dawyck Purple characteristics

• Gardening skillBeginner
• AwardsRHS AGM (current) - 1993
• Attractive featuresAttractive tree / plantAttractive foliageAutumn foliage colour
• Growth habitUprightColumnar / Fastigiate
• Height after 10 years5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
• SunlightPrefers full sunSome shade
• PruningNo need to prune
• Growth rateSlow
• Site conditionsOccasional drought
• Leaf colourDark purple
• Leaf colour - autumnOrange / Red
• Fruit persistenceFruit drops when ripe
• BarkGrey
• Country of originNetherlands
• Annual cycleDeciduous

Similar varieties

• Fagus sylvatica
  Dawyck Gold
  Dawyck Gold is a popular beech tree which grows with an upright columnar form.

What will it look like?

Illustrative example of a pot-grown tree of this variety as supplied. Approximate girth: 6/8cm. We try to keep all pot-grown trees down to about 1.5m as supplied, but some may be larger. Trees should reach their mature height after about 10 or more years.