Rivers Purple Beech is an attractive deciduous tree with an oval crown and foliage that emerges a rich pink that deepens to purple-tinted bronze, and then turns copper in fall. Grows best in deep, rich. moist soils.
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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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40’ - 60’
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Spread:
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20’ - 40’
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Spacing:
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30’
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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: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, Fagus sylvatica 'Riversii' kz01 03, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, Fagus sylvatica 'Riversii' kz01 02, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Plant Image Library, Fagus sylvatica 'Riversii' (Cultivar of European Beech) (27074519842), CC BY-SA 2.0, (4) Liné1, Fagus sylvatica purpurea 'Riversii' by Line1, CC BY-SA 3.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
