Fagus sylvatica ‘Atropurpurea’ (Purple/Copper Beech)
Price range: €405.00 through €1,057.50 inc VAT
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Purple Beech hedge plants or Fagus Sylvatica ‘Purpurea’ is often referred to as Copper Beech. This is a colourful variety of Beech with rich purple colouration in the summer months and coppery brown foliage that is retained throughout the winter months. Purple Beech hedging plants give year-round interest and are one of our most popular species!
Latin Name: Fagus sylvatica purpurea
Common Name: Purple Beech or Copper Beech
Origin: Europe, western and eastern Asia and eastern North America.
Hardiness: Hardy down to around -15 degrees.
Growth: 30-60cm (1-2 foot) per year
Sun: Full sun or partial shade
Detailed information
Bulk Volume Bare Root Mixes are suitable for all soil types in full sun and partial shade, and are extremely well suited to windy and exposed planting sites where these tough native plants will quickly establish and thrive.
Multiple packs : Bulk Volume Bare Root plants are sold on a 100-plant basis, but orders for multiple packs of the same mix will not be broken down into individual 50 plant packs. This saves us time preparing orders meaning we can give discounts for orders of 2 or more packs in the pricing tables on this page. We don’t label the individual species.
BULK BUY DEALS! AVAILABLE OCTOBER TO APRIL - MINIMUM ORDER QUANTITIES APPLY
Latin Name: Fagus sylvatica purpurea
Common Name: Purple Beech or Copper Beech
Origin: Europe, western and eastern Asia and eastern North America.
Hardiness: Hardy down to around -15 degrees.
Growth: 30-60cm (1-2 foot) per year
Sun: Full sun or partial shade
Exposure/Position: Beech do not like very wet soils and are not really suitable for coastal hedges as they dislike the salt spray in the wind. They also aren’t suitable for very dry or hot locations.
Soil: Moist but well drained soils. If your soil is very sandy and often dries out in the Summer, you may wish to add compost or manure to the hole or trench when planting to help retain moisture.
Moisture: Medium. Once it is established, this plant is likely to only require watering during drier periods.
Habit: Native to the UK, Beech hedge plants are renowned for their attractive, dense foliage that turns to a gorgeous coppery colour during autumn and winter months. Beech is a versatile hedging plant; it can be maintained at any size from around as small as 60cm up to many metres high, depending on your requirements.
Foliage: Semi-Evergreen. Leaves are retained throughout the Winter and turn an interesting copper colour, classing beech hedges as semi evergreen for providing some cover during the Winter months.
Maintenance: Low. Beech hedges are easy to maintain. Can be pruned with hedge trimmers and generally only require one prune per year.
Feed: Regularly once a fortnight with a balanced fertilizer between May to October
How many plants do I need?
40-60cm: 5 plants per metre
60-80cm: 5 plants per metre
80-100cm: 5 plants per metre
100-125cm: 4 plants per metre
125-150cm: 4 plants per metre
150-175cm: 3 plants per metre
Double Row
For a thicker double row hedge, use 5 plants per metre (setting the plants 40cm apart in each row with 40cm between the 2 rows).
Extra Thick
For an extra thick and dense hedge that may be achieved more quickly, use 7 plants per metre in a double row (setting each plant 11inches/28cm apart in each row with 40cm between the 2 rows).
Planting
The number of plants needed is a matter of choice. As a rule, the more plants you use, the quicker the hedge will develop, and it will become stockproof more quickly. (approximately within 5 years). Here are some guidelines:
Single Row
When planting a new Wildlife Friendly Hedge, we recommend using 3 plants per metre for a single row hedge (setting each plant 13 inches/33cm apart).
Double Row
For a thicker double row hedge, use 5 plants per metre (setting the plants 40cm apart in each row with 40cm between the 2 rows).
Extra-thick hedging
For an extra thick and dense hedge that may be achieved more quickly, use 7 plants per metre in a double row (setting each plant 11 inches/28cm apart in each row with 40cm between the 2 rows).
When planting, we recommend adding a sparing amount of bone meal to the soil. Rootgrow is also very effective for speeding up establishment. If you have a good supply of horse manure, this can be used provided it is well rotted and crumbly., Mix it in well, and don’t use too much.
We have a useful How To Plant a Hedge guide with lots of tips on getting the best from your plants. We also send a printed copy with your plants, so you have it to hand.
Aftercare
Like our other hedgerow mixes, Wildlife Friendly Hedging is best trimmed from August onwards when nesting birds have fledged (and before the end of February when the new nesting season starts). With any luck you may be able to persuade a neighbouring farmer to trim it back with his flail hedge trimmer if the hedge is a long one, and just as good as cutting by hand.
For maximum wildlife benefit you might like to consider only cutting only one side of the hedge each year. While this will make the hedge larger and wider it will provide much more cover for wildlife and birds. It will also make the hedge much more productive in terms of flowers, nuts, seeds and berries for the wildlife because there will always be some 2 year old branches on the hedge that are more likely to produce flowers and fruits.
If you have any other questions about our Hedging Plants, please do drop us an email, or call our team of hedging experts on +353 44(0)9606864.
Delivery
Orders are being despatched within 3-5 working days, delivery is 1-2 days after we despatch.
Delivery is free for most orders above our free delivery thresholds, these are displayed above our prices in the product listings and summarized below. If you don’t need that many plants it’s not a problem, you can choose to pay our delivery charge and only order what you need.
Delivery is convenient – no signature is required so you don’t need to wait in, we will leave your parcel in the safe place that you nominate.
Delivery is fast – because we pick orders daily from our own growing beds your plants only travel the small hop to our packing shed before being sent to you, they are usually delivered within 5-7 working days.
Delivery is reliable – we have been selling and delivering Hedging Plants to our customers nationwide since 1992. We have a lot of experience in packing them safely and only use tried and tested delivery partners.
