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Beech Instant Hedge
Beech Instant Hedge
Beech Instant Hedge
Beech Instant Hedge

Beech Instant Hedge

Fagus sylvatica

Price on requestINSTANT HEDGE IN STOCK

A beautiful British native deciduous hedge or privacy screen. During the autumn, beech hedges can easily be identified by their brown coloured, dried out leaves which remain on the branches until the new leaves bud out in the spring and push the old ones off. Other deciduous hedges drop their leaves in the autumn, becoming loose, open and see-through during the winter months. A beech hedge uniquely holds onto its brown leaves, providing screening and privacy all through the winter months. Just like an evergreen hedge does. The new leaves of the beech hedge appear in April. They are shiny green and smooth with wavy margins.

Excellent Privacy Screen
Bright Green Foliage
Horse-friendly Hedging
All Year Round Foliage

How to order

Our 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 Beech Instant Hedge

Soils

Beech will grow on all soil types so long as they are well-draining and not dry. Avoid heavy clay.

Location

Sensitive to heat, beech does well in shade. Beech suffers during droughts and does not fare well in wet ground.

Annual Growth Rate

Beech is a moderate to fairly fast grower at 50-60cm annually.

pH Tolerance

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

Root Structure

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

Potential

Beech excels in calcareous soils and can be situated in full sun or part-shade, the leaves remain on the hedge throughout winter.

Annual Trimming

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

Characteristics

Beech 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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