Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Tree
Origin
Europe
Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
151
0
40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
Open Forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-77-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-4
12-3
Sunset Zone
A3, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,830.00 cm1,070.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1,070.00 cm910.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow green
Red, Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Lime Green, Sea Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gold, Copper, Bronze
Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Gray Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic and Ovate
Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Transplanting
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water less during winter
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Requires little pruning
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in growing season
Pests and Diseases
Beech tarcrust
Spider mites
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds
Allergy
Mildly Toxic
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Absorbs greenhouse gases, Air purification, Amazing growth rate, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Nutrients
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Tree trunks
Bark, Seeds, Stem, Tree trunks
Other Uses
Making chairs to parquetry (flooring) and staircases
Economic Purpose, Used in construction
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
Fagus sylvatica
QUERCUS suber
Common Name
Copper Beech, European Beech, Purple Beech
Cork Oak
In Hindi
Copper Beech
कॉर्क ओक
In German
Copper Beech
Kork Eiche
In French
Hêtre pourpre
Cork Oak
In Spanish
Copper Beech
alcornoque
In Greek
Copper Beech
Cork Oak
In Portuguese
Copper Beech
sobreiro
In Polish
Czerwony buk
Cork Oak
In Latin
Copper Beech
sUBER
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Anthophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fagales
Fagales
Family
Fagaceae
Fagaceae
Genus
Fagus
Quercus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Mirini
Subfamily
-
Mirinae
Number of Species
1320
1
27800
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