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copper beech
noun
: a beech with shining coppery-red leaves that is a widely planted cultivar of a beech (Fagus sylvatica) native to Europe
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The copper beech will get a proper farewell: an hourlong ceremony Friday morning with tributes from Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olzewski Jr., County Councilman David Marks, County Chief Sustainability Officer Steven Lafferty and cemetery officers.
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Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, 6 Nov. 2020
The Queen's Green Canopy began in the fall of 2021, when Charles and his mother paired up at Balmoral in Scotland, to plant a copper beech tree.
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Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2023
But Friday at the Balmoral estate in Scotland, a special planting took place as the Queen, 95, and Charles, 72, marked the start of the official planting season in the U.K. by laying down new roots for a copper beech tree heralding the Queen's upcoming Platinum Jubilee.
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Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 1 Oct. 2021
An old copper beech tree in a NewBridge courtyard served as her inspiration.
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Steve Maas, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Sep. 2022
To create hedges, Ms. Johnsen suggests using traditional privet and arborvitaes combined with trees such as the deer-resistant copper beech, which can grow into a type of vegetative screening.
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Hannah Selinger, WSJ, 19 Nov. 2020
Phillips said that copper beech trees are not that common and most of the wood used by his firm is oak, ash and walnut.
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Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, 6 Nov. 2020
Scott gathered the family in front of a large copper beech tree near the parking lot to take photos, and Eli’s smile was genuine.
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Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2019
While the copper beech that Roosevelt planted will no longer stand at his beloved Sagamore Hill, its legacy will not disappear from the property.
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Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 1 July 2019
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Word History
First Known Use
1846, in the meaning defined above
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“Copper beech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/copper%20beech. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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