100 X Copper Beech Fagus Sylvatica Atropurpurea Seeds

This listing is for 100 X COPPER BEECH FAGUS SYLVATICA ATROPURPUREA SEEDS. Overview: grows to a height of more than 40m. The bark is smooth, thin & grey, often with slight horizontal etchings. Twigs are slender & grey but not straight - their shape resembles a zig-zag. Torpedo-shaped leaf buds are coppery & up to 2cm in length, with a distinctive criss-cross pattern. Leaves: coppery to deep purple in colour, oval & fringed with silky brown hairs. Flowers: monoecious, meaning both male & female flowers grow on the same tree. in April & May the copper beech’s tassel-like male catkins hang from long stalks at the end of twigs, while female flowers grow in pairs, surrounded by a cup. Fruits: once wind pollinated, this cup becomes woody & encloses one or two reddish brown beech nuts (known as beechmast). Look out for: the red to purple leaves mark a clear difference from the common beech. 100 X Copper Beech Fagus Sylvatica Atropurpurea Seeds