purple beech
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of purple beech
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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A second native locality of the purple beech is found in a forest near Sondershausen in Thuringen, Germany, where a fine group of these trees is to be seen.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de
It is only a century ago that the first specimens of the purple beech were discovered there.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de
The purple beech, weeping beech, and fern-leaf beech are well-known horticultural forms.
From Handbook of the Trees of New England by Dame, Lorin Low
There are trees and trees at Oak Knoll,—smooth and shapely hickories, glistering chestnuts with cool foliage, maples, birches, and the purple beech.
From John Greenleaf Whittier His Life, Genius, and Writings by Kennedy, W. Sloane
The purple beech is now exceedingly common in cultivation.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de
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