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    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.

    By: Greer Gardens Inc.

    Gardening facts about Fagus sylvatica 'Riversii' plant

    How to Grow Fagus sylvatica 'Riversii'

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun

    • Water Needs

      • regular - occasional

    • Soil Needs

      • well-drained
      • rich

    • Special Situation

      • pollution tolerant
      • verticillium wilt resistant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • purple
      • black

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

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    Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Gold'

    aka Fagus sylvatica 'Dawick Gold', Dawyck Gold Beech, European Beech

    Plant Type

    Tree

    Zones

    5a-8b

    Size

    Height: 20'-35'

    Width: 3'-10'

    • sun
    • regular
    Photo of Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Gold' foliage by Karl Gercens III
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    Fagus sylvatica 'Ansorgei'

    aka Ansorgei Dwarf Copper Beech, Ansorgei European Beech

    Plant Type

    Tree

    Zones

    5a-8b

    Size

    Height: 13'

    Width: 20'

    • sun - dappled shade
    • regular
    Photo of Fagus sylvatica 'Ansorgei' foliage by Dancing Oaks Nursery
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    Fagus sylvatica 'Purpurea Tricolor'

    aka Fagus 'Tricolor', Fagus sylvatica 'Roseo Marginata', Fagus sylvatica 'Roseo-Marginata', Fagus sylvatica 'Roseomarginata', Fagus sylvatica 'Tricolor', European Beech, Tricolor Beech

    Plant Type

    Tree

    Zones

    5a-9b

    Size

    Height: 24'-40'

    Width: 20'-30'

    • sun - mostly shade
    • even moisture - regular
    Photo of Fagus sylvatica 'Purpurea Tricolor' foliage by Karl Gercens III
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    Fagus sylvatica 'Aspleniifolia'

    aka Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia', Asplenifolia European Beech, Asplenifolia Green Cutleaf European Beech Tree, Fernleaf Beech

    Plant Type

    Tree

    Zones

    5a-8b

    Size

    Height: 35'

    Width: 35'

    • sun
    • regular
    Photo of Fagus sylvatica 'Aspleniifolia' foliage by Dancing Oaks Nursery
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    Fagus sylvatica 'Black Swan'

    aka Black Swan European Beech

    Plant Type

    Tree

    Zones

    5a-8b

    Size

    Height: 20'-40'

    Width: 8'-15'

    • sun
    • regular - drought tolerant
    Photo of Fagus sylvatica 'Black Swan' foliage by Hoot Owl Hollow Nursery
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