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Fagus sylvatica - Beech hedging
common beech hedging
A splendid plant with green leaves that turn a rich copper in autumn. As a tree Fagus sylvatica is only suited...
25 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall
Delivered during November
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm tall
Delivered during November
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall
Delivered during November
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm tall
Delivered during November
10 × bare root plants | 1 - 1.25m tall
Delivered during November
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 1 - 1.25m tall
Delivered during November
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Plant description
A splendid plant with green leaves that turn a rich copper in autumn. As a tree Fagus sylvatica is only suited to large gardens or parks, grown as specimens in the lawn. However, common beech also makes a superb hedge, retaining the brown leaves through winter and only losing them when the new foliage appears in spring. It will make a lovely formal hedge that also acts as an excellent windbreak.
Our bare root plants offer a low cost way to create a hedge, but they only become available when fully dormant (November - early April). These plants have a known seed provenance, are grown in rich British soil to give them the best possible start in life so they are raring to go by the time they reach you.
Our bare root plants are 2 years old (1+1) which means they have been grown for 1 year in the seed bed then lifted and grown on for another 1 year in a larger field. Lifting the plant after its 1st year encourages a healthy fibrous root system. Plants between 1m-1.25m are 3 years old, having been grown on for a 2nd year.
To find out more about how to plant a hedge, click here
Our bare root plants offer a low cost way to create a hedge, but they only become available when fully dormant (November - early April). These plants have a known seed provenance, are grown in rich British soil to give them the best possible start in life so they are raring to go by the time they reach you.
Our bare root plants are 2 years old (1+1) which means they have been grown for 1 year in the seed bed then lifted and grown on for another 1 year in a larger field. Lifting the plant after its 1st year encourages a healthy fibrous root system. Plants between 1m-1.25m are 3 years old, having been grown on for a 2nd year.
To find out more about how to plant a hedge, click here
Eventual height & spread
Flowering period
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Plant features
Position
Full sun / light shade
Rate of growth
Average
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness
Fully hardy
How to care for Fagus sylvatica:
Bareroot plants should be planted out as soon as possible, incorporating some well-rotted garden compost or horse manure into the planting hole. Firm the soil around the roots and stake firmly. Water in well and continue to water frequently during the following growing season.
Free-standing plants require very little pruning (unless they get too large for their allotted space), however hedges should be clipped in late summer or early autumn. Apply a generous 5-7cm mulch of well-rotted garden compost or horse manure around the base of the plants in spring.
Free-standing plants require very little pruning (unless they get too large for their allotted space), however hedges should be clipped in late summer or early autumn. Apply a generous 5-7cm mulch of well-rotted garden compost or horse manure around the base of the plants in spring.
Please note:
This shrub is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.
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