European Beech (Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea Tricolor’): Top 10 Sustainable Plants)

This stunning tree has purplish leaves, edged and striped with rose and pinkish white, that change with the seasons; in the spring, foliage looks rose colored from a distance.

This smaller version of European beech grows slowly to a height of 20 – 30 feet and a width of 10 – 20’ feet. It performs best in deep, rich, moist and well-drained soil, and part shade.