Description
Rootstock: 40-60cm
Pack: 25 or 50
The Common Beech is very popular as a standalone specimen, and makes a great alternative to fences or walls when grown as hedges. Common Beech hedges are majestic looking, with thick branches and smooth grey bark.
They have large glossy green leaves and small flowers, as well as producing nuts that ripen in the autumn and attract plenty of small animals. They will grow perfectly well in either sun or partial shade, and thrive on almost any well-drained soil.
Common Beech forms a fantastically dense windbreak hedge.
Our Plants
We run a relatively small, independent nursery, so our bare root plants are lifted to order rather than lifted and stored. Plants which are lifted to order are quicker to establish in Spring, as their root systems spend less time out of the ground.
Our plants are also grown in an exposed North West location and have had to deal with all nature can throw at them. They are supplied as tough, top quality bare root plants that will thrive on any site.
Premium Spec
Premium plants are grown from seedling stock planted in a field situation at approx 6 inches apart to allow more room for root development. Plants are pre pruned to 15cm to create a multi-stemmed plant. Premium plants are also 'undercut' which involves pruning the roots 15cm below ground, this produces a larger root ball which is much quicker to establish. Premium hedging is more suitable for garden applications where a thick hedge is needed quickly.
Check out our blog post on "How to plant a bare root hedge" here.
