BEECH GREEN

Windy/Exposed	Chalky Soil	Native Plant	Trophy

A favourite and well know species Green Beech makes an excellent hedge. The russet autumn leaves are tolerant of both pollution and salt spray. Best in well drained soil.

Green Beech Hedge-Green Beech Hedging, Fagus Sylvatica Hedge.

The native Green Beech is a particularly versatile hedging plant, suitable for both formal garden hedges and more extensive stockproof country hedgerows. When trimmed as a hedge Green Beech can easily be maintained at any height from 2ft upwards. (The world's tallest Beech Hedge at Meikleour in Scotland stands at 100ft.)!
The delicate wavy edged new foliage emerges light green in late spring and darkens to a rich bright green during the summer months. As Autumn progresses these leaves will often change to a buttery golden yellow before turning to a familiar rich copper in winter.
Green Beech is technically a deciduous tree however Beech Hedges will retain their leaves in winter, this can be encouraged by giving your Beech Hedge its annual hair cut in late summer. The retained leaves give year round privacy making a Beech Hedge a good alternative to evergreen plants. The coppery brown leaves are also unharmed by salt spray and pollution making Green Beech an excellent choice for a roadside hedge.
Beech Hedge may be grown successfully in full sun or part shade and will grow in any reasonable soil (including chalk) providing it is well drained. If your soil becomes waterlogged in winter we would recommend you plant Hornbeam^Hornbeam Hedging Page^another similar native species that thrives in wetter conditions. Green Beech is a tough and relatively fast growing plant (1-2ft per year) it will tolerate exposed windy sites and drought once established.
We recommend hedging plants are spaced 12-18 inches apart (30-45cm) for new single row Beech Hedges, for a really thick hedge plant a staggered double row with 18-24 inches (45-60cm) between the plants and 15 inches (38cm) between the rows.
All of the Green Beech plants on this page are suitable for hedging, we have an unrivalled selection of sizes to suit all budgets available bare rooted, rootballed or pot grown. More information about these options can be found in our plant size guide^Plant size guide^.
All plants are covered by our guarantee^link to guarantee^and we supply full planting instructions for your new Beech hedge. Rootgrow and Bonemeal will help your new Beech Hedge establish successfully and may be found on the left hand menu.