Copper beech, Purple European Beech

Adress

Parc Tournay - Solvay Watermael-Boitsfort

GPS coordinates :

50.7942 , 4.4112

Partner :

This tree has been added to the WoodWideWeb atlas by Senzu Forest

Contributors :

NolwennSenzu

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 :

Targeted height :

This species can grow up to 45 m

Diameter of the crown :

Trunk circumference :

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