Copper Beech trees are a cultivar of the common European Beech trees that were listed in the catalogue of the Linnean Botanic Garden in Flushing, Long Island in 1790. They arrived in Newport during the Gilded Age. Introduced to North America in the 18th century, the copper beech remains a viable species in the Northeast. The original cultivars, "Atropunicea", would have been sourced from Thuringia, Germany. In the Northeast, copper beech trees have lifespans of approximately 130 years.