Red Obelisk Beech is a dense columnar deciduous tree with a low-branching canopy. The wavy-margined burgundy foliage emerges maroon and turns copper bronze in fall. Grows best in deep, rich. moist soils. Drought tolerant once established.
Syn. with F.s 'Rohan Obelisk'.
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Type:
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Tree
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Origins:
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Europe and Caucasus
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Height:
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30’ - 40’
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Spread:
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8’ - 10’
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Spacing:
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8’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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4 - 7
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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Green
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Season of Interest:
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Multi-Seasonal
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. No serious insect or disease problems. Watch for aphids, Beech Scale, Japanese beetles and caterpillars. Distressed trees may be attacked by borers. Beech bark disease, canker and powdery mildew may occur. NOTE: do not plant near pavement, as the roots may damage it.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, and Urban Gardens.
COMPANION PLANTS: Sugar Maple, Lady Fern, Woodland Phlox
IMAGES: Photoset by OSU Landscape Plants,, Fagus sylvatica 'Red Obelisk', (2) MrMaple.com, Untitled, (3) F. D. Richards, Fagus sylvatica 'Red Obelisk' (Trompenburg Arboretum, Holland) 2020 photo
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
