Create a beautiful, neat, dense hedge with Copper Beech (Fagus sylvatica purpurea) - a striking variety with attractive deep purple foliage which contrasts beautifully with surrounding greenery and flowering plants. Beech has long been a popular choice for hedging, producing a thick, screen which can be pruned or clipped to the shape and size required. Not only does it look great, but it’s a brilliant habitat for wild birds too. Copper Beech retains most of its leaves for winter to maintain year-round privacy. The following spring it produces a fresh new covering of new glossy purple leaves. Supplied as 50 - 80 cm bareroots (20 - 31"). Height: 12m (39'). Spread: 8m (26'). Planting distance: 30cm (12"). (4 plants per metre for a single line hedge). Plant beech hedging in fertile, well drained soil. Fagus hedging is suitable for positions in full sun or partial shade. Plants will tolerate a wide range of soils, from sand to chalk and clay, and areas of pollution. Plant bare root hed