| Description | A spreading dwarf Beech with twisted and contorted branches and purple leaves. |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Leaves | purple |
| Stems | twisted and contorted branches, pendulous at their ends, |
| Propagation | seed which about 60% true to form |
| Cultivar Origin | Discovered in Trompenburg Arboretum, France about 1845. |
| Author's Notes | I have seen this type of Beech growing at the Olbrich Botanical Gardens for many years. A great specimen plant. |
| Notes & Reference | #1-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr) #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson) |
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