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canopy layer
copper beech
fagus sylvatica
a slow, dense-crowned giant that holds its coppery leaves through winter — a living windbreak and a mast tree feeding jays, mice, and the fungal web at its roots.
functions
wildlife habitatbiomasswindbreak
light
part shade
moisture
moderate
soil
free-draining chalk or loam
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grower's notes
memberspropagation, guild role, and deeper ecology for copper beech — the members' view.
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relationships — grows well with
english oakquercus robur→ramsons (wild garlic)allium ursinum→sweet woodruffgalium odoratum→hazelcorylus avellana→
see copper beech on the relationship map →the takeaway
start a guild around copper beech
plant these together and the relationships on this page start working for you — feeders, protectors, and cover, layer by layer.
- canopy
- copper beech — the anchor
- canopy
- english oak
- groundcover
- ramsons (wild garlic)sweet woodruff
- shrub
- hazel