First beech (Fagus Sylvatica) - with a surprise?

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First beech (Fagus Sylvatica) - with a surprise?

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I picked up this beech Fagus Sylvatica (according to tag) from a garden store/nursery and was super happy about its stateliness even in this raw form.
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The leaves are creeping out and now I'm guessing it's a Fagus sylvatica purpurea? I've hardly seen a beech in my life (they mostly grow in the southmost part of Sweden) but I'm guessing the leaves should be a bit greener if it wasn't a copper/blood variety.. :shock:

I'll be following the pruning advice of Harry Harrington with this tree:
http://www.bonsai4me.com/SpeciesGuide/B ... runing.htm
Do you guys think I can start this kind of pruning work next year, if it grows well and survives the winter?
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Re: First beech (Fagus Sylvatica) - with a surprise?

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hi Per i know nothing about these trees but it looks a great score ,plenty of options with all those branches. Good luck John.
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looks like a great find for a nursery stock tree. Congrats
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HARD winter prune on beech (Fagus Sylvatica)

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Before sap starts flowing I did a hard winter prune on my beech. Hopefully I didn't take it too far :lost: I'll keep you posted..
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