Habit: Rounded to broadly spreading

Height: 25m (80ft)  Width: 15m (50ft)

Leaf Description: Silky pale green at first, turning glossy dark green then yellow to orange-brown in Autumn

Flowering: N/A

Hardiness: Frost hardy

Site Suitability: Very tolerant to a wide range of well-drained soil including chalk

Pest & Diseases: Prone to beech bark disease, bark scales, fungii

Comments: Ideal for hedging, see our hedging section. For better shade colour copper beech should grow in the sun and green beech in partial shade.