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Copper Beech | Purple Beech | 5 seeds | Fagus Sylvatica Atropurpurea | Hedging

£5.99 GBP
£5.99 GBP
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Please find for sale 5 fresh Fagus Sylvatica Atropurpure seeds, better known as Copper Beech or Purple Beech. There are few more stunning sights than this tree however as this is a cultivar from common beech, it does not seem to set seed very often - and round my way in the New Forest where the soils are poor, the seeds that I do find are not good. The seeds for sale come from the North of England and are by far the best I have found (see picture with coin) - so plump that they have to go "Large Letter" which alas adds to the cost.


Beech can be grown as a standards tree - will grow up to 40ft, but is also and incredibly popular natural hedging option as the trees retain their dead but colourful leaves all through the winter.

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Germination Guide

Beech seeds require a period of "cold stratification" to replicate nature's way of stopping seedlings sprouting in the middle of winter. 

  • Soak seeds in water for 24 hours. 
  • Drain away the water and mix the seeds with some moist (but not wet) compost.
  • Place mix in a zip-lock freezer bag. 
  • Place the seeds in the fridge
  • Check weekly to see if any seeds germinated - remove and pot up any that have
  • After 4-6 weeks the seeds are ready to be sown.
  • Pot up in deep pots (Beech has a long tap root) that has drainage holes with a good quality compost 
  • Gently water and keep them at room temperature. 
  • Ensure compost does not dry out - best have in a tray and water from the bottom so water soaks up

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