Copper Beech

Incense Cedar

About Copper Beech and Incense Cedar

Copper Beech

Incense Cedar

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

Type

Tree

Origin

Europe

Western United States, California, Mexico

Types

Calocedrus decurrens

Number of Varieties

151

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Habitat

Temperate Regions

low mountains, Mountain tops, Subtropical climates, Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-75-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-4

8-1

Sunset Zone

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,830.00 cm2,130.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,070.00 cm180.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Lime Green, Sea Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Gold, Copper, Bronze

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Elliptic and Ovate

Pinnate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam

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

Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Needs less watering, Water occasionally

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

No fertilizers needed

Pests and Diseases

Beech tarcrust

Insects

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Birds

Allergy

Mildly Toxic

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Stomach pain

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Tree trunks

Bark, Leaves

Other Uses

Making chairs to parquetry (flooring) and staircases

Making Perfumes, Used in pencil industry

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Fagus sylvatica

CALOCEDRUS decurrens

Common Name

Copper Beech, European Beech, Purple Beech

Incense Cedar

In Hindi

Copper Beech

Incense Cedar

In German

Copper Beech

Zeder

In French

Hêtre pourpre

Encens Cedar

In Spanish

Copper Beech

cedro de incienso

In Greek

Copper Beech

θυμίαμα Κέδρος

In Portuguese

Copper Beech

cedro de incenso

In Polish

Czerwony buk

kadzidło Cedar

In Latin

Copper Beech

incensum Cedar

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Pinopsida

Order

Fagales

Pinales

Family

Fagaceae

Cupressaceae

Genus

Fagus

Calocedrus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

1350

1 27800

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Properties of Copper Beech and Incense Cedar

Wondering what are the properties of Copper Beech and Incense Cedar? We provide you with everything About Copper Beech and Incense Cedar. Copper Beech doesn't have thorns and Incense Cedar doesn't have thorns. Also Copper Beech does not have fragrant flowers. Copper Beech has allergic reactions like Mildly Toxic and Incense Cedar 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 Incense Cedar and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Copper Beech and Incense Cedar

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

Copper Beech and Incense Cedar Physical Information

Copper Beech and Incense Cedar physical information is very important for comparison. Copper Beech height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,070.00 cm whereas Incense Cedar height is 2,130.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Copper Beech and Incense Cedar are as follows:

Copper Beech flower color: Yellow green
Copper Beech leaf color: Lime Green and Sea Green
Incense Cedar flower color:
Incense Cedar leaf color: Green

Care of Copper Beech and Incense Cedar

Care of Copper Beech and Incense Cedar include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Copper Beech pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Incense Cedar pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Copper Beech needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Incense Cedar needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.