School of Horticulture
Plant Database
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Scientific Name: | Fagus sylvatica 'Purpurea Pendula' |
Pronunciation: | FAY-gus sil-VAT-ih-kuh |
Common Name: | weeping copper beech |
Family Name: | Fagaceae |
Plant Type: | Tree - deciduous |
Key ID Features: | Grafted with pendulous branches (form is umbrella or mushroom-like). Leaves emerge purple in spring, fading to green-purple in summer. Leaves alternate, ovate-elliptic with undulatng margin and prominent veins. Very sharp pointed divergent brown buds and smooth grayish bark. |
Course(s): | not used (off campus) |
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Propagation: | Greenwood cuttings, Grafting |
Plant Care: | |
Maintenance: | Medium |
Pest Susceptibility: | Pest resistant |
Specific Pests: | wood rot; bracket fungi |
Location(s): (NCA) Not Currently Available : not used (SGL) Sendell Gardens, Langley Location Map |