Available sizes: From 50cm to 2m wide(and everything in-between)
Root type: Available as containerised and / or root ball depending on the time of year
Lead time: 10 working days
Price: Contact our sales team at [email protected] for our best prices and availability.
Trade discounts available
Position: Full sun to part shade
Soil: Most well drained soils, acid or alkaline. Avoid heavy wet clay
Rate of growth: 40-60cm per year
Height: As a tree unpruned to 40m or more tall; can be kept trimmed at 1m
Spread: As a tree unpruned to 30m across; can be kept trimmed at 1m
Flowers: Tiny, insignificant flowers
Fruit: Spiny seed bearing fruit
CAUTION: Toxic if eaten
We think beech is a really brilliant deciduous plant for topiary. Regular trimming to shape keeps these plants compact and they make impressive balls and domes that can fit into highly formal planting schemes, as well as more relaxed gardens. Either way, these shapes can help anchor the planting. Fagus sylvatica is a UK native and is at its succulent best in spring, as its translucent green foliage emerges. In summer, leaves give topiary shapes superb solidity, while in autumn its appeal changes as the domes and balls reveal their branch structure. A few coppery leaves cling onto branches through the winter. Beech holds an Award of Garden Merit (AGM) from the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) which is given only to the best garden plants.
For expert advice, prices and availability, please contact our helpful and friendly sales team at [email protected] or speak to us on 01753 628664, we are here to help with your next planting project.
