Green Beech 40/60cm Bare Root (Fagus sylvatica)

Green Beech - Fagus sylvatica - Bare Root Hedging 1-2ft tall

Beech Hedge Plants are native to the UK, quick growing popular hedge plant with bright green leaves turning golden to copper in the autumn.   They produce one of the denser leaf shelters and nothing much grows at ground level after spring. Beech is tough, hardy, and suitable for almost anywhere in UK except very windy areas.  This native hedging plant is quick growing, bearing copper-coloured leaves in winter that are retained on the plants creating year-round privacy and screening schemes.  

Common Name:  Native Green Beech

Genus:  Fagus

Species:  sylvatica

Type:  Bareroot

 Size:  40/60cm

Rate of Growth:  Fast growing about 40-60cm per year

Planting Location:  Full sun, partial shade

Soil Type:  Tolerates almost all soil types, moist, well-draining

pH:  neutral, acid to alkaline

Fertilise:   Rootgrow upon initial planting and thereafter

Planting Distance: 3  per metre single row

Hardiness:  Hardy

Height:  Keep Pruned at manageable height

How to Plant a Beech Hedge

 

**Scot Plants Direct can only supply bareroot plants when they are dormant during the winter months from November to April annually.