Purple European Beech Tree Description

(Fagus Sylvatica 'Atropurpurea') (Purple European Beech Tree)

     For this particular project for ENG 469/569 I was fascinated with the variety of trees the University of Oregon holds. The life form I choose for this project is the Purple European Beech as the scientific name of the tree is apart above of this blog. The sheer color and difference this tree held over the course of observing the other lifeforms around it were quite nice to see.

     The vivid purple of the leaves with the sun shining on it made me appreciate the rarity of having a tree such as this one on campus. My fascination with the way the branches were filled with leaves as students and the local animals that interact near this tree was cool. Another aspect that made me appreciate this tree was that it derives from Europe and it was still flourishing amidst the other trees that surrounded it.

     Looking up from the perspective in which I did take the photo above the colors of the leaves are purple due the season. According to http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/st245 which is the University of Florida extension page based on my research the leaves do turn green during the season of summer. This was an interesting fact as the information I read from the link above was very intuitive and sustaining for the purposes of this fieldwork. Continuing on will be the other pictures and inquiry I found for the project.