Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Europe
Western United States, California
Types
-
Coniferous Trees
Number of Varieties
153
0
40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
coastal environs, Coastal Regions, Humid climates
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-78-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-4
9-1
Sunset Zone
A3, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,830.00 cm2,130.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1,070.00 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow green
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Lime Green, Sea Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gold, Copper, Bronze
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic and Ovate
Lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Transplanting
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in winter, Prune lower leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Compost, Mulch, organic fertlizers
Pests and Diseases
Beech tarcrust
Bark beetles, Scale, Spider mites, Tip Miners
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Wet Site
Flowers
Insignificant
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
Mildly Toxic
Asthma, Red eyes, Skin irritation, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Shadow Tree, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Tree trunks
Whole plant
Other Uses
Making chairs to parquetry (flooring) and staircases
used for making roof trusses, poles, joists, piles, Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
Fagus sylvatica
SEQUOIA sempervirens
Common Name
Copper Beech, European Beech, Purple Beech
Redwood
In Hindi
Copper Beech
Coast Redwood
In German
Copper Beech
Redwoodbaum
In French
Hêtre pourpre
côte Redwood
In Spanish
Copper Beech
Redwood Coast
In Greek
Copper Beech
ακτή Redwood
In Portuguese
Copper Beech
costa Redwood
In Polish
Czerwony buk
Wybrzeże Redwood
In Latin
Copper Beech
Coast Redwood
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Fagales
Pinales
Family
Fagaceae
Cupressaceae
Genus
Fagus
Sequoia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Sequoioideae
Number of Species
133
1
27800
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