200/225cm Root Ball Copper Beech
(Fagus Sylvatica 'Purpurea')

Copper Beech stands out with its bright purple and green shades during Spring and Summer, along with its coppery colour during Autumn- and even though it is known to be deciduous, you may often be treated with a little foliage during Winter, too! It will surely bring year-round interest to a dull Winter garden.

Just make sure that when your copper Beech root ball arrives, it is planted as soon as possible. You cannot leave the bare root for any longer than a couple days or so.

This 200/225cm Root Ball̴Ì?Copper Beech plant has an average growth rate but will exceed 6m tall when planted in good conditions!

Your Copper Beech plant will easily grow into a dense hedge, reaching an ultimate height of 6m, over time. It will thrive best in full sun or semi-shade and can tolerate pretty much any soil type.

• Growth rate: Average (40-60cm per year)
• Ideal height: 6m+ Tall
• Soil type: Normal, chalk, clay
• Exposure: Inland, coastal, exposed
• Aspect: Full sun, semi-shade
• Evergreen foliage? No

When you receive your Copper Beech Root Ball, it will need to be planted within a couple of weeks or so and must be well-watered during this time. Do not allow the soil to dry out- this will more than likely damage the roots altogether.̴Ì?

It's quite a low maintenance plant and should only need to be pruned once/twice a year if looked after well. Feel free to give it a tidy-up in June, but we generally recommend sticking to trimming your Beech hedging at the end of Summer (around August time). This will ensure the hedge has enough time to recover before Winter.

It also tolerates hard pruning as it has a relatively fast growth rate and can easily, quickly, recover.