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Description:

This has been growing in my yard for a few years now. It's just shy of 3 feet tall. Any idea what it might be???

Species ID Suggestions

Copper Beech or Purple Beech

Fagus sylvatica

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Copper Beech or Purple Beech (Fagus sylvatica Purpurea Group) - leaves purple, in many selections turning deep spinach green by mid-summer.
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PublishedJune 7, 2012

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