Kou

Copper Beech

About Kou and Copper Beech

Kou

Copper Beech

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Origin

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

Europe

Types

Mareer, Manjak

Number of Varieties

1515

0 40000

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Habitat

Saline Soils, Sandy areas

Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-154-7

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-10

9-4

Sunset Zone

H1, H2

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

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

760.00 cm1,830.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

670.00 cm1,070.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Gold, Orange Red

Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green, Chocolate

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Lime Green, Sea Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Gold, Copper, Bronze

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Elliptic and Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Transplanting

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, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Root rot, Snails

Beech tarcrust

Plant Tolerance

Drought and Salt

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

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

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Birds

Allergy

Dizziness, Throat itching, Vomiting

Mildly Toxic

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden

Beauty Benefits

Making cosmetics, used as a dye

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

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

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Acne, Aging, Hair Loss

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

Bark, Tree trunks

Other Uses

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

Making chairs to parquetry (flooring) and staircases

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Feature Plant, Shade Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CORDIA subcordata

Fagus sylvatica

Common Name

Beach Cordia, Island Walnut, Kou, Sea Trumpet

Copper Beech, European Beech, Purple Beech

In Hindi

Cordia subcordata

Copper Beech

In German

Cordia subcordata

Copper Beech

In French

Cordia subcordata

Hêtre pourpre

In Spanish

Cordia subcordata

Copper Beech

In Greek

Cordia subcordata

Copper Beech

In Portuguese

Cordia subcordata

Copper Beech

In Polish

Cordia subcordata

Czerwony buk

In Latin

Cordia subcordata

Copper Beech

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Fagales

Family

Boraginaceae

Fagaceae

Genus

Cordia

Fagus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

113

1 27800

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Properties of Kou and Copper Beech

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

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Season and Care of Kou and Copper Beech

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

Kou and Copper Beech Physical Information

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

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

Care of Kou and Copper Beech

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