Question
We planted a Purple Beech tree three years ago.  It has not grown an iota and every year the same leaves that it had the prior year return.  There are no new leaves.  What can I do to help this tree survive and thrive?  Thank you

Answer
Assuming it was planted properly I would recommend that you fertilize the tree with 10-10-10 fertilizer at the rate of 1 lb per inch of trunk diameter scattered around the tree and watered in good. If you have not done so I would mulch around the tree with not more than 3 inches deep of organic mulch making sure it is not piled up on the trunk. This will help hold moisture.
The fertilizer will simulate The root growth and this in turn will add more foliage growth.