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[mort]

Long story short I bought some copper beech bare root plants to build a hedge and as it's starting to come out it looks like hornbeam to me. I have put some proper copper beech next to it so I can send it to the seller but just wanted to make sure I'm not going crazy first, as for the life of me I can't remember if the copper colour develops overtime (didn't think it did) or if the ruffles spread out more (again don think beech loops like that).

Many thanks in advance

 

[jayp]

Its deffo Copper Beech , takes time to develop and these are young leaves .

 

[mort]

Its deffo Copper Beech , takes time to develop and these are young leaves .

Many thanks for the reply and setting me straight. I think this is one of those situations where you talk yourself into the wrong opinion. Just as I needed to remember what the developing leaves of the copper beech looked like, I promptly forgot. The garden has hornbeam hedges already and the emerging young leaves look identical apart from colour. Glad I didn't contact the seller, i'd have been nice but would have looked foolish

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

as it's starting to come out it looks like hornbeam to me.

I think it is Beech (Fagus sylvatica) as well.

If you look at the edge of the leaf, Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus), has a serrated leaf edge with a double notch (below).

cheers Darrel
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[Angus]

http://drmgoeswild.com/dr-m-talks-british-tree-identification-beech-and-hornbeam/