Copper Beech

Kou

About Copper Beech and Kou

Copper Beech

Kou

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Origin

Europe

Eastern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Australia

Types

Mareer, Manjak

Number of Varieties

1515

0 40000

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Habitat

Temperate Regions

Saline Soils, Sandy areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-710-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-4

12-10

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

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,830.00 cm760.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,070.00 cm670.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green

White, Yellow, Gold, Orange Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Light Green, Chocolate

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

Oval

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

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

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Transplanting

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

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

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Beech tarcrust

Root rot, Snails

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought and Salt

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

Mildly Toxic

Dizziness, Throat itching, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden

Beauty Benefits

Making cosmetics, used as a dye

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Absorbs greenhouse gases, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Shadow Tree

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Acne, Aging, Hair Loss

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Tree trunks

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

Making chairs to parquetry (flooring) and staircases

Making Shampoo, Showy Purposes, Used as Biofuel, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees

Edible, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Fagus sylvatica

CORDIA subcordata

Common Name

Copper Beech, European Beech, Purple Beech

Beach Cordia, Island Walnut, Kou, Sea Trumpet

In Hindi

Copper Beech

Cordia subcordata

In German

Copper Beech

Cordia subcordata

In French

Hêtre pourpre

Cordia subcordata

In Spanish

Copper Beech

Cordia subcordata

In Greek

Copper Beech

Cordia subcordata

In Portuguese

Copper Beech

Cordia subcordata

In Polish

Czerwony buk

Cordia subcordata

In Latin

Copper Beech

Cordia subcordata

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fagales

Lamiales

Family

Fagaceae

Boraginaceae

Genus

Fagus

Cordia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

131

1 27800

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Properties of Copper Beech and Kou

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

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Season and Care of Copper Beech and Kou

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

Copper Beech and Kou Physical Information

Copper Beech and Kou physical information is very important for comparison. Copper Beech height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,070.00 cm whereas Kou height is 760.00 cm and width 670.00 cm. The color specification of Copper Beech and Kou are as follows:

Copper Beech flower color: Yellow green
Copper Beech leaf color: Lime Green and Sea Green
Kou flower color: White, Yellow, Gold and Orange Red
Kou leaf color: Green

Care of Copper Beech and Kou

Care of Copper Beech and Kou include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Copper Beech pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Kou pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Copper Beech needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Kou needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.