The European Beech 'Riversii' is a cultivar with large, glossy purple leaves that turn striking copper in the fall. This cultivar is the most purple of all the beeches and even retains its purple color into the summer. It makes a great shade tree, screen, or a specimen but be sure to have room for its mature size of 15m tall and 12m wide.
Plant in the full sun to partial shade in well-drained soils. It is not picky about soil pH or soil type growing in sand, clay or loam but it will not tolerate wet, poorly drained soils.
Very little pruning is needed to maintain an attractive shape in the is densely crowned tree. Heat and drought can be very hard on this tree. Its beautiful smooth gray barks makes for interest in the winter landscape.