Purple / copper Beech available as Bare root hedging  , 60 - 90 cm tall in bundle of 25. Available from end of October to April. PRE-ORDER NOW FOR DELIVERY IN AUTUMN.

Fagus sylvatica Atropurpurea Group

Copper Beech .

Group of large deciduous beech trees reaching about 30m in height over time. Grown for their deep purple leaves, which become reddish-copper in autumn. They are normally selected from seed-raised plants . Check our guide 'How to plant a hedge ' for more info .

As with common beech, the foliage of copper beech is eaten by the caterpillars of moths including the barred hook-tip, clay triple-lines and olive crescent. The seeds are eaten by mice, voles, squirrels and birds. Because beech trees live for so long they provide habitats for many deadwood specialists such as hole-nesting birds and wood-boring insects. The bark is often home to fungi, mosses and lichens.