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Old 05-02-2006, 09:34 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Nick Maclaren
 
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Default pruning copper beech Update

In article ,
MikeW wrote:

(How long do Copper Beech live)


Entirely depending. A healthy tree will live for 2-300 years, but
forked ones tend to split and then fungus brings down the rest.
A coppiced beech will live for much longer (see Rackham), but you
can't coppice a beech once it is semi-mature.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.