Soils
Tolerant of most soil types. Moderately dry to moist and will cope with short periods of flooding.
Transform your outdoor space with the timeless beauty of a hornbeam hedge, well-known for its dense foliage, making it an excellent choice for privacy and windbreaks. Our premium quality hornbeam hedge plants are carefully nurtured and ready for supply, delivery and professional installation. Hornbeam hedge plants, also known as a Carpinus Betulus hedge, are a popular choice for homeowners and gardeners alike. They are fast-growing, hardy, and adaptable to a variety of soil types and conditions. Hornbeam hedges are also known for their attractive shape and dense foliage, which makes them an effective privacy screen or windbreak.
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Features of Hornbeam Hedge Plants
Soils
Tolerant of most soil types. Moderately dry to moist and will cope with short periods of flooding.
Location
Cool to warm locations, tolerates heat if the soil is moist.
Annual Growth Rate
Fast 40-50cm growth rate per annum.
pH Tolerance
Hornbeam will tolerate slightly acid through to slightly alkaline soil pH.
Root Structure
Very adaptable to different soil conditions. Hornbeam has a deep cordate root system with a high proportion of fibrous roots in the topsoil layer.
Potential
Due to its ability to regrow from pruning/trimming, hornbeam hedges can be shaped easily and even made into topiary shapes.
Annual Trimming
Always make a final trim of hornbeam instant hedge in September which will help leaf retention during the winter, just like copper beech.
Characteristics
Hornbeam hedges are horse friendly and can therefore be used in paddocks for the containment of livestock.
Need help choosing a Hornbeam Instant Hedge?
Hortlands Nursery have a premium range of hornbeam instant hedges for sale and our team can help you with your order.
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.