Copper Beech

Butterfly Tree

About Copper Beech and Butterfly Tree

Copper Beech

Butterfly Tree

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

Type

Tree

Origin

Europe

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

Types

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

Number of Varieties

1520

0 40000

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Habitat

Temperate Regions

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-79-13

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-4

12-9

Sunset Zone

A3, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 9, 10, 11, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,830.00 cm760.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,070.00 cm17.80 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Green, Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Lime Green, Sea Green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Gold, Copper, Bronze

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Elliptic and Ovate

Butterfly shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Transplanting

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Average Water Needs, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Apply N-P-K

Pests and Diseases

Beech tarcrust

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Allergy

Mildly Toxic

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Carminative, Laxative

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Tree trunks

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Making chairs to parquetry (flooring) and staircases

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Fagus sylvatica

BAUHINIA purpurea

Common Name

Copper Beech, European Beech, Purple Beech

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

In Hindi

Copper Beech

Butterfly tree

In German

Copper Beech

Schmetterlings- Baum

In French

Hêtre pourpre

arbre de papillon

In Spanish

Copper Beech

árbol de la mariposa

In Greek

Copper Beech

δέντρο πεταλούδα

In Portuguese

Copper Beech

árvore borboleta

In Polish

Czerwony buk

drzewo Butterfly

In Latin

Copper Beech

Gloria ligno

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fagales

Fabales

Family

Fagaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Fagus

Bauhinia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Cercideae

Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Number of Species

13500

1 27800

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Properties of Copper Beech and Butterfly Tree

Wondering what are the properties of Copper Beech and Butterfly Tree? We provide you with everything About Copper Beech and Butterfly Tree. Copper Beech doesn't have thorns and Butterfly Tree doesn't have thorns. Also Copper Beech does not have fragrant flowers. Copper Beech has allergic reactions like Mildly Toxic and Butterfly Tree has allergic reactions like Mildly Toxic. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Copper Beech and Butterfly Tree and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Copper Beech and Butterfly Tree

Season and care of Copper Beech and Butterfly Tree is important to know. While considering everything about Copper Beech and Butterfly Tree Care, growing season is an essential factor. Copper Beech season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Butterfly Tree season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Copper Beech is Loam and for Butterfly Tree is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Copper Beech is Acidic, Neutral and for Butterfly Tree is Acidic, Neutral.

Copper Beech and Butterfly Tree Physical Information

Copper Beech and Butterfly Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Copper Beech height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,070.00 cm whereas Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm. The color specification of Copper Beech and Butterfly Tree are as follows:

Copper Beech flower color: Yellow green
Copper Beech leaf color: Lime Green and Sea Green
Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Copper Beech and Butterfly Tree

Care of Copper Beech and Butterfly Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Copper Beech pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Butterfly Tree pruning is done Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Copper Beech needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Butterfly Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.