Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Tree
Origin
Europe
Caribbean, South America
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
151
0
40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
Dry Forest, tropical environments
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
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,830.00 cm370.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1,070.00 cm460.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow green
Sky Blue, Indigo
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Yellow, Red, Orange
Leaf Color in Spring
Lime Green, Sea Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gold, Copper, Bronze
Green, Olive
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Olive
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic and Ovate
Toothed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Medium
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Beech tarcrust
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
Mildly Toxic
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Good for skin
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
anti-cancer, Cold, Combats Stress, Detoxification, Immunity
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Tree trunks
Bark
Other Uses
Making chairs to parquetry (flooring) and staircases
For making oil, For making oil for cosmetics, Medicinal oil, Oil is used for aromatherapy
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
Botanical Name
Fagus sylvatica
Bursera graveolens
Common Name
Copper Beech, European Beech, Purple Beech
Common Lignum Vitae, Palo Santo
In Hindi
Copper Beech
पालो सेंटो
In German
Copper Beech
Palo Santo
In French
Hêtre pourpre
palo santo
In Spanish
Copper Beech
palo santo
In Greek
Copper Beech
palo santo
In Portuguese
Copper Beech
palo santo
In Polish
Czerwony buk
palo santo
In Latin
Copper Beech
S. Palo
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fagales
Sapindales
Family
Fagaceae
Zygophyllaceae
Genus
Fagus
Bursera
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
13100
1
27800
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