Fagus sylvatica 'purpurea' - Copper Beech
Beech trees are attractive throughout the year, and the copper beech, a
cultivar, is especially so. Copper beeches self-seed successfully, and
they are to be seen in hedgerows and at the edge of woodland as well as in
formal parks and gardens.
Although not abundant in Wales, there are some extremely
fine specimens of copper beech to be seen, and they are a special delight
in springtime, as the leaves turn from olive and pale tan to their summer
colour of burnished copper.
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