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Fagus sylvatica 'Riversii'

 
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Fagus sylvatica 'Riversii' - European Beech Cultivar, River's Purple European Beech
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Common name: European Beech Cultivar, River's Purple European Beech
Family: Fagaceae (Beech)
Distribution: Cultivated
Hardiness: -30 - 10 F
Life form: Deciduous tree
Fall color: Copper
Foliage characteristics: Simple, alternate, ovate, leaves with entire and undulate margins. Leaves emerge dark purple in the spring, and fade to purple green in the summer. 2-5" long.
Fruit characteristics: Hard, brown, and ovate. .5-1" long.
Bloom Time: April to May
Bark characteristics: Smooth, brown and gray.
Average height: 50-60'
Structure: Spreading
Bloom characteristics: Male flowers in drooping clusters, female flowers in short spikes.
Description: This European beech cultivar is remarkable for its foliage which emerges deep purple in the spring and fades to purple green in the summer.
Links: Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder • Monrovia

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