Everyone said it was the largest they ever saw by a long stretch. Sadly hurricane Sandy sent a huge limb crashing through the roof, nearly destroying the house. The tree was not able to be saved, but was estimated to be approximately years old.
The things that tree experienced dating back to the formation of our country! Ouch, Joe…sorry to hear about what happened to the tree. In the front yard are two copper beach trees planted by his Dad.
They are incredibly painful if you step on them with bare feet. Is the tree bearing podsdue to its age or has another beech been planted in the neighbourhood? Both flower and fruit production is particularly abundant after a hot, dry, and sunny summer the previous year.
There is usually a bumper crop of beech mast every four or five years. I have an wild American I transplanted to a house visible hillside, from my Western North Carolina creekside bank in It just sat and pouted, doing little for most most of that time. But the last couple of years seem to resigned itself to solitary sentinel duty on the sunny hayfield hill.
Our copper beech is in the front yard of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, zone 5b. The tan coloured leaves from the fall stayed on all winter and slowly dropped from May as the new buds pushed them away.
We love the tree and the changing leaf colours that especially add to our drab late fall, winter and early spring. Is there a difference between the weeping copper beech and the weeping purple beech besides the name?
Hi, Joyce. An example of where common names of which there are often multiples can be confusing. More on that here. So, I live in Northeastern Iowa and have plenty of space to plant several varieties of the beech, which I think I want to do, though what initially attracted me were the copper and purple ones.
My question is this: I am Also, how big can you successfully plant these trees? It would be nice to get a couple in front of the house that have had a good start already. So I think you can plan for a foot a year. I have seen almost instant landscapes created at fancy new estates … but not cheap!
Remember that they get very big, including very wide, so a lot of room for their older age has to be allowed. So one typical-shaped copper beech would fill most front yards and then some in time. I have mine up in a large field. I live in a Victorian carriage built in Next to my building is a copper beech that is huge.
I was told that these trees are native to Europe and to get them to survive the cold New England winters they were grafted onto the root stock of the American Beech. These sucking pests feed on plant tissue fluid. As they feed, they excrete a sugary, sticky substance called honeydew, which drops onto leaves and branches below. Honeydew encourages the development of a black-hued fungal disease called sooty mold.
Aphids rarely cause extreme damage to beech trees but may result in yellowed, distorted leaves. Excessive sooty mold blocks out essential sunlight. Due to poorly drained soil conditions, copper beech trees occasionally fall victim to fungal diseases such as leaf spots, cankers and powdery mildew. Powdery mildew results in the presence of a white, powdery growth on leaf surfaces. As the disease progresses, the fungus spreads.
Leaf spots rarely cause damage. However, when left untreated, canker disease may kill branches, while powdery mildew often leads to leaf distortion and drop.
For both pest and disease problems, prune out and destroy affected plant parts to lessen the severity of the problem. Always sterilize your pruners and cutting tools by dipping the blades into a household cleaner like Pine-Sol and allowing them to air dry.
Control pest problems by spraying affected leaves with a stream of water to physically push aphids from the tree. The tree flowers April to May. The copper beech needs acidic, well-drained, moist soil with full sun. It will need pruning in early summer or fall. You can transplant this beech during its dormant season. European beech has dark green glossy leaves that are 2 to 4 inches long with a width of 2 inches. In fall they will turn a reddish-bronze color, greatly enhancing the autumn landscape.
The copper beech can have pests and bark disease beech canker and grey mould being two examples. Its fruits, which drop onto the ground, can get a little messy for those who like a pristine lawn.
This tree is typically used for golf courses or parks.
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