Pocatello Greenhouse
Beech Tricolor #20
Beech Tricolor #20
Beautiful foliage is this tree’s star attraction. Margins of its purple-bronze leaves are irregularly colored with splashes of rose, pink and cream
Category: Ornamental Tree
Botanical name: Fagus sylvatica ‘Roseomarginata’
Height: 30
Width: 20
Water requirements: Medium
Sunlight: Full to Part sun
Lowest hardiness zone for growth: 5
Shape: oval
Growth rate: slow
Bloom time: Insignificant
Level of maintenance: Low
Potential diseases: Beech scale is a common insect problem. It is best treated by systemic pesticides or insecticidal soap sprays.4 Caterpillars may feed on the leaves, but rarely to such a degree that harms the tree. The most common disease problem with beech trees is canker disease, a fungal disease that can cause bleeding wounds on the tree.5 These are most likely to appear on trees that are stressed through extremes in soil moisture. They can be prevented by taking good care of the tree, and treated with a proper fungicide applied around the lower trunk of the tree.
Category: Ornamental Tree
Botanical name: Fagus sylvatica ‘Roseomarginata’
Height: 30
Width: 20
Water requirements: Medium
Sunlight: Full to Part sun
Lowest hardiness zone for growth: 5
Shape: oval
Growth rate: slow
Bloom time: Insignificant
Level of maintenance: Low
Potential diseases: Beech scale is a common insect problem. It is best treated by systemic pesticides or insecticidal soap sprays.4 Caterpillars may feed on the leaves, but rarely to such a degree that harms the tree. The most common disease problem with beech trees is canker disease, a fungal disease that can cause bleeding wounds on the tree.5 These are most likely to appear on trees that are stressed through extremes in soil moisture. They can be prevented by taking good care of the tree, and treated with a proper fungicide applied around the lower trunk of the tree.
