Just look down through here. Do you see anything different?
Lincoln said "Yes, look right behind me. See that pinkish looking thing peeking above my back?"
It is a beautiful 6'tall Tricolor European Beech. I can't tell you how thrilled I am about our latest acquisition. This tree has been a long time coming to our garden.
Ever since we toured Missouri Botanical Garden several years ago and saw a mature Tricolor Beech I have wanted one. They get pretty darn big, 25 to 35 feet tall, 18 to 25feet wide. I don't mind this. It is in the middle of our back garden. It is a slow grower so I figure I won't have to worry about it too much. Ha... In the mean time I am going to enjoy its striking foliage. It is pink with some white rose borders. It will have the protection of the other trees and it can just grow and spread to my and its delight.
We had noticed that several Tricolor Beeches had been planted in the park that we walk in frequently. That got us to thinking about it again. I am so happy that my Dearly Beloved found this tree at a local garden center.
We lost a tree out front in our garden. A big beautiful blue spruce blew down in a wind storm in 07.
We thought we would try the beech out there. However at the time these trees weren't as available as they seem to be this year. The only one I could find was marked $175, and it wasn't as pretty as this tree. I just couldn 't face paying that much for the tree since you never know if they will live. So once again my resourseful DB looked for a cheaper one. Well, he found one through a mail order place$25 and $25 for shipping. A $50 tree sounded a lot better at the time. When they sent it I about rolled on the floor laughing. It was a stick in a one gallon pot. Here is a photo after we planted it. Obviously it didn't look very good. It did put up a valiant fight but the rabbits thought we were just setting out refreshments for them so it didn't survive.
I want to
thank you my Dearly Beloved for pursuing this dream of mine even after I had put it on the not so probable list. All I can say is that if you have room for one of these beauties I would highly recommend it.
