ILLINOIS TREES: SELECTION. PLANTING, AND CARE 



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Fig. 44. — The leaves 

 (inset) of purple or cop- 

 per beech are purple in 

 the spring and summer 

 and later become cop- 

 per colored. 



Fig. 45. — The columnar 

 form of beech, with its lus- 

 trous leaves (inset), is 

 used for accent purposes 

 in landscaping. 



