40/60cm Pot Grown Copper Beech
(Fagus sylvatica 'Purpurea')

Fagus sylvatica 'Purpurea' stands out amongst the crowd with its gorgeous, bright purple and green shades during Spring and Summer, and a stunning copper colour in the Autumn. Even though Copper Beech is deciduous, it will surprisingly keep some of its lovely foliage during Winter, too!

This 40/60cm pot grown Copper Beech plant has an average growth rate but can exceed 6m tall when planted in good conditions.

Purple Beech can grow into a dense hedge, and grows well in full sun and partial shade, as well as being able to tolerate most soil types. It can reach an ultimate height of 6m.

• 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

As it is pot grown, you can easily leave the plant in its pot for a few days or weeks before planting it. Just ensure you keep the plant well watered and it gets enough sun. Don't leave it for too long, however, as you don't want the roots becoming root bound.

Copper Beech is quite a low-maintenance plant, and if you look after it properly, it should only need a prune once/twice a year. You can tidy the plant up in June, but we highly recommend sticking to trimming your Beech in late Summer- i.e., August. This will give the hedge enough time to recover and re-grow before Winter.

You can easily hard prune Copper Beech as it has a relatively fast growth rate and can quickly recover itself.