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.