Copper beech, Purple European Beech

Adress

Ixelles

GPS coordinates :

50.8241 , 4.3733

Scientific inventory

5411

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Contributors :

Sylvolutions

Identity

Latin name :

Fagus sylvatica f. purpurea

French name :

Hêtre pourpre

Dutch name :

Rode beuk

English name :

Copper beech, Purple European Beech

Family :

Fagaceae

Height :

19 m

Targeted height :

This species can grow up to 45 m

Diameter of the crown :

16 m

Trunk circumference :

276 cm

Expected circumference :

800 cm

Expected longevity :

Can live for 350 years

Origin / Indigenous

Central and western Europe

Favorite soil :

Rich, well aerated, well drained

Favorite climate

Humid, with regular rain

Collection of the Belgian Federal State on permanent loan to the Meise Botanical Garden: Duhamel, Traité des arbres et arbustes, vol. 2, pl. 24, 1804