Carpinus betulus 'Purpurea' Spring with white flowers in May

with white flowers in May

dark green leaves that turn orange to bronze-red in the autumn and its resistance to Dutch elm disease

Fruit is red flush

great for open areas or windbreaks with its strong

fairly vigourously-growing evergreen with small

Carpinus betulus 'Purpurea' Spring with white flowers in MayAn excellent cultivar, smaller and slower growing than the species with a handsome, broadly oval habit and gorgeous reddish purple spring growth. In summer and autumn, the foliage matures to match that of the common hornbeam although it does retain purple hints along the leaf veins. Can handle periods of drought and is suitable for paving. H7