Our beautiful Purple Beech plays a central role in the park in that it forms the centre piece of the Go-kart track so it's very easy to spot!
Deciduous tree (loses its leaves in winter), also known as Copper Beech
Easily recognised by its silvery, smooth trunk and dark purple / red leaves
One of the UK’s tallest broadleaves and can grow to 40m
Appeared as natural mutants of the common beech in various parts of Europe as early as the 15th century
The tree in Craigtoun Park was planted in 1953 to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
Widely used as an attractive and outstanding park tree
Beech wood is popular for making furniture. Beech nuts can be fed to pigs.
