Why Plant Tricolor European Beech?
If you plant a Tri-Color Beech tree in your front yard, expect to hear brakes screeching as passersby do a double-take at this extraordinary specimen tree. In spring, this Beech’s variegated leaves emerge neon pink, and the foliage display rivals that of any flowering tree in full bloom. Pull a lounge chair under this magnificent tree on a mild spring day, gaze up at the azalea-pink leaves illuminated by the sun, and you’ll know what it means to live the good life. This luxury tree does carry a luxury price tag, but the beauty it provides and the value it adds to your home make it totally worth the splurge.
The European Beech tree is a cousin to our own American Beech, but has a much longer history of cultivation in gardens. As a result, only a few hard-to-find named selections of American Beech exist (the rest are raised from seed), whereas many different varieties of European Beech may be found for sale, including those having purple, gold, variegated, or lacy leaves, or having a dwarf, weeping, columnar, or contorted form. The first mention of this variegated Tri-Color form (you may also find it listed as ‘Roseomarginata’) was in the 1880s.
How to use Tricolor European Beech in the landscape?
This tree shines its brightest in spring with its hot pink foliage, but Tri-Color Beech leaves may also turn attractive coppery shades in autumn. And, all year long the smooth, limestone-gray bark is lovely to look at and pleasant to the touch.
Planting Zones
Hardiness Zone: 4-7
How To Plant Tricolor European Beech
Be strategic in placing your Tri-Color Beech. Because the leaves tend to scorch in hot afternoon sun, planting it where it can get lots of morning sunshine but shade in the afternoon would make this tree happiest. It needs regular irrigation and well-drained soil and appreciates a layer of mulch to keep its roots cool and moist. Like all Beech trees, this variety is shallow rooted, so the less competition you give it from turf or other plants, the better. The other thing you’ll need to have is patience. Tri-Color Beech is a rather slow grower, but—ask anyone who owns one—worth the wait!
How To Water
Water twice weekly for the first 3-5 weeks; then water weekly for the remainder of the year until winter. When you water, water very slowly and very thoroughly. The water needs to reach to the bottom of the root ball and that takes time. Watering needs may be altered due to extreme weather conditions.
How To Fertilize
Incorporate Elements Starter Plant Food granular form into the soil when planting. If planting in spring or summer, start fertilizing late fall using Elements Starter Plant Food granular form on an annual basis each late fall. If planting in the fall, use Elements Fertilizer while planting and start your regular annual fertilizing the following fall. Continue this for the first three years to get your plant well established as it gives your tree the nutrients it needs to produce lush new growth for the following spring.
How To Prune
Prune when needed in late winter. Prune only when necessary to keep the natural beauty and form of your Beech.
How Does Shipping Work?
Bower & Branch Trees, the real BIG trees, don’t fit in a box! Our big trees, sizes XL and bigger, require expert delivery and care, that means our extra-large trees are shipped on Bower & Branch trucks. We are the only ones who know how to ship our big and bigger trees and plants with tender loving care. We deliver your trees and plants directly to you. Ask Bower & Branch about planting services – we'd be happy to assist in installation.
*For Big trees and Shrubs, Size XL and bigger: Review our Seasonal Shipping Timelines and Policy here.
Your trees and plants are grown across the United States at various Bower & Branch Growers. Depending on your location, your plant orders may be shipped from various locations. Please expect orders with multiple items to be delivered over a number of days as a result. Orders made up of numerous items or selections will not arrive at your home on the same day.
Shipping Delays:
From time to time, Bower & Branch Growers may determine to delay order shipment based on various factors for plant health. Weather in your region, as well as, where your plants are grown, is always considered when shipping. Extreme weather conditions may delay some or all of your order. Bower & Branch allows our Growers to make final shipping decisions based solely to benefit your trees and plants’ health and success.
How Does Sizing Work?
The size of our trees have nothing to do with the container size like you may find elsewhere–big doesn't mean just height - it’s also vigor, age, and overall health. Other online retailers are going to tell you that a plant is a seven gallon, that means nothing to your tree or plant (or you.)
Our trees for sale online are graded on large, x-large, and even bigger sizes. This is because our trees are sized by their age—the higher the letter, the more mature the tree. The age determines the trees’ overall height, size of the trunk and the overall branch density.
All of these characteristics are what you should be looking for when choosing a tree for immediate impact and instant curb appeal. Our extra-large tree and plant sizes are sure to wow you and your neighbors!
See the size guides below.
