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Copper Beech Instant Hedge
Copper Beech Instant Hedge
Copper Beech Instant Hedge

Copper Beech Instant Hedge

Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea’

Price on requestINSTANT HEDGE IN STOCK

Copper beech also known as purple-leaved beech is a deciduous British native. The deep rich purple leaf colour of copper beech hedges provide beautiful backdrops for planting schemes, and for this reason it is very popular for garden and landscape design projects. Copper beech, unlike the common green beech cannot tolerate a lot of shade. Copper beech needs sunlight to maintain the excellent deep purple leaf colour, so only short periods of light, dapple shade will be acceptable.

Deep Purple Foliage
Landscape Design Suitability
Horse-friendly Hedging
Excellent Privacy Screen

How to order

Our Copper Beech Instant Hedges are in stock and available to order today.

Call 01895 438 811

or drop us an email with your request.

Installation Service Available

Hortlands Nursery offer a full supply and installation service.

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Instant Hedge

Instant Hedge

Instant hedge has a root system grown in a trough or in the ground in a root strip. Instant hedge is grown by planting younger hedging grade plants closely in a row. As the hedge matures on the nursery the plants nit together forming a dense weave of branches. With regular pruning on the nursery the plants form a squared off formal hedge shape we are all familiar with.

Instant hedge troughs or root strips can be planted end to end forming any length hedge required.

Sizes available

0.5m1.0m1.2m1.5m1.8m2.0m

Hedging Elements

Hedging Elements

Hedging Elements are a single plant grown in a container, Air pot or in the ground and lifted as a rootbal. The plant is grown from a young sapling to form this shape. Regular pruning creates a dense rectangle shaped foliage. When planted next to each other with the foliage toughing hedging elements create a dense formal hedge from the day its planted. With heights available up to 8m+ hedging elements are the prefect option for instant privacy.

Sizes available

1.0m1.2m1.5m1.8m2.0m2.5m3.0m3.5m4.0m+

Hedging Plants

Hedging Plants

Hedging plants are single plants grown in pots, air pots or in the ground and lifted as a rootbal. Hedging plants are allowed to form a natural triangular shrub shape.

When planted in a row to form a hedge these plants will create a natural looking screen.

Sizes available

1.0m1.2m1.5m1.8m2.0m2.5m3.0m3.5m4.0m+

Features of the Copper Beech Instant Hedge

Soils

Copper beech will grow on most soil types just as long as they are freely draining. Avoid dry or heavy clay soils.

Location

To keep its deep purple-coloured leaves, copper beech requires plenty of sunlight. Copper beech suffers during droughts and does not like wet ground.

Annual Growth Rate

Copper beech will grow at a rate of around 40cm per year.

pH Tolerance

Prefers alkaline but will tolerate slightly acidic soil. Avoid planting into wet or dry ground.

Root Structure

Copper beech has a shallow, strong and dense, widely spreading root system. It is sensitive to disturbance or compaction of any kind.

Potential

Copper beech excels in calcareous soils and the leaves remain on the hedge throughout winter.

Annual Trimming

Always make a final trim of copper beech hedges in September which will maximise the dry-leaf retention during the winter months.

Characteristics

Copper beech hedge should be trimmed at a slight angle, wider at the bottom to allow light to shine onto the lower branches.

Establishment Guarantee Service

Living products are supplied in excellent condition. Handled by specialist horticulturalists and installed if applicable by our highly trained landscape teams. Plants, trees, hedges and other living horticultural products rarely fail, however when we do see failures its frequently caused by the lack of awareness of how to care for newly planted / installed living products. Information on how to care for your plant, tree or hedge can be found on our website or by contacting us on info@hortlands.co.uk or calling 01895 438811. Care and ownership of living products such as but not limited to plants, trees or hedges transfers to the client once delivered or installed. Hortlands will give information and guidance on how to best care for and manage living products supplied or supplied and installed but we cannot take responsibility for ongoing damages or failure of the product due to neglectful aftercare or contamination. Hortlands guarantees the living products have been grown, prepared for delivery, and correctly cared for prior to transporting and installation. Hortlands guarantees its landscape teams will handle, transport and if applicable plant / install living products to high horticultural and industry standards.

Hortlands Ltd can offer establishment guarantee support visits at an additional cost. Please speak to the Hortlands team for more information on this service. info@hortlands.co.uk or call 01895 438811.

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Need help choosing?

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