Tricolor Beech is a deciduous tree with low branching and an oval to pyramidal crown. Its variegated foliage emerges striking pink, slowly matures to green with irregular creamy margins, and turns a light bronze in fall. Grows best in deep, rich. moist soils. Drought tolerant once established.
Also sold as 'Purpurea Tricolor'.
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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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20’ - 30’
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Spread:
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10’ - 20’
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Spacing:
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15’
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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: Gerd Eichmann, Baden-Baden-Fagus sylvatica tricolor-10-Dreifarbige Blut-Buche-2020-gje, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Gerd Eichmann, Baden-Baden-Fagus sylvatica tricolor-34-Dreifarbige Blut-Buche-Blatt-2020-gje, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Famartin, 2021-05-23 10 57 19 A Tricolor European Beech in late spring along Burrs Road at Elmwood Way in Springfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) Matt Borden, Tricolor beech
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
