The trees form, yellow to orange fall color and smooth gray bark provide year-round interest in the landscape. The Weeping European hornbeam ( Carpinus betulus ‘Pendula’ hardy in zones 4 to 7) makes a shapely and graceful specimen in the landscape. The horizontal layered branches form a mound of greenery that combines nicely with other shade loving plants. The lacy foliage turns coppery brown in winter.Īnother shade lover is weeping hemlock ( Tsuga canadensis ‘Pendula’ hardy in zones 3 to 7). Grow the tree form of Russian cypress ( Microbiota decussata hardy in zones 3 to 7) in sunny or shady garden locations. The steely blue foliage turns plum purple for winter. This blue rug juniper ( Juniperus horizontalis ‘Wiltonii’ hardy in zones 3 to 9) was grafted onto a sturdy stem and elevated from sun loving groundcover into a weeping specimen. Weeping Trees for the GardenĬreate a focal point, add a bit of elegance or interject some whimsy into the garden with weeping trees and shrubs. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.Your browser doesn't support the HTML5 video tag. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution, and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water.
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This tree should only be grown in full sunlight. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live to a ripe old age of 120 years or more think of this as a heritage tree for future generations! It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground, and should not be planted underneath power lines. Purple Fountain Beech will grow to be about 30 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 15 feet. Purple Fountain Beech is recommended for the following landscape applications
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It has no significant negative characteristics. Deer don't particularly care for this plant and will usually leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. This is a relatively low maintenance tree, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition. Purple Fountain Beech is a dense deciduous tree with a narrowly upright and columnar growth habit. The smooth silver bark is extremely showy and adds significant winter interest. Neither the flowers nor the fruit are ornamentally significant. The serrated pointy leaves are highly ornamental and turn an outstanding coppery-bronze in the fall. Purple Fountain Beech has attractive deep purple foliage which emerges burgundy in spring. An incredible accent tree with smooth gray bark and cascading branches glossy burgundy leaves in spring turn to green leaves are coppery in fall a most stately specimen particular about growing conditions, requires rich soil and moisture smaller beech
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