Fagus sylvatica 'Riversii'

Also Known As

Copper Beech
River's Purple European Beech
Riversii Purple European Beech

Plant type

tree

size

H: 40'-50'
W: 20'-30'

planting zones

4a-8b

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Fagus sylvatica 'Riversii' plant details

Fagus sylvatica 'Riversii' is a broadleaf deciduous tree with black and purple foliage. Grows well with sun and regular - occasional water. Does well in rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something pollution tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Fagus sylvatica 'Riversii'

Plant type: tree
Plant family: fagaceae
Foliage: deciduous black and purple
Mature size: 20 FT - 30 FT - wide, 40 FT - 50 FT - tall

GROWING CONDITIONS for Fagus sylvatica 'Riversii'

USDA Zones: 4a - 8b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: regular - occasional
Resistant to: pollution and verticillium wilt
Soil needs: rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

The wonderful leaves which are larger than the species (up to 5 inches long), are a glossy maroon-black in spring, fading to purple-green in summer and a showy copper in autumn, they make this 50-60' (rarely up to 100') broad-crowned variety one of the very best of the beech clan; a stately and magnificent tree. S/M

By: Forestfarm

Deep purple, shiny leaves, upright when young, spreading to form a 60 ft. globe at maturity. Long in cultivation: cemeteries in many Eastern US cities were often planted with this or other purple beeches that have grown to monarch specimens today. Fast-growing in the nursery, they make great field plants to bump later into a #15-20 container.

By: Heritage Seedlings

Large lustrous purple leaves on on a large tree. Zone 5.

By: Whitman Farms

Broad oval shape, Deep purple spring leaves turn bronzy purple in summer. Hardy to USDA zone 5.

By: Lael's Moon Garden

Another form of this most stately tree. The black-purple leaves clothe the branches like a velvet stole. Leaves will glisten royally in the sunshine. This selection becomes a large, dignified specimen.