BEECH TREES

thistletown71 · June 2021

Hello Gardeners

I have been given a dozen of beech trees in pots. My questions are:

Can they be kept short so that it doesn't grow into tall trees?
Can they be grown and kept in pots?
Can they be grown into hedges?

Any info on beeches would be appreciated. Thanks

fidgetbones · June 2021

Beech are ideal for hedges. Plant a foot apart in a trench that has been enriched with compost and some bonemeal. Water in well and water once a week through the first year until it is established. Trim every August to keep it the size and shape you want. You could keep it in a pot, but it is a lot harder and you are veering towards bonsai. If not trimmed yearly beech will become a tree. How big are your plants?

thistletown71 · June 2021

Thanks fidgetbones. I am led they have been grown from start and is about 3 years old. I will try and take a pic and add here.

nick615 · June 2021

As an alternative hedging material to evergreens like Leylandii, beech has one point in its favour, in that the dead leaves tend not to drop off as much as others, thus leaving what many feel is an ornate brown autumn hedge offering partial screening.

Dovefromabove · June 2021

If a beech hedge is properly clipped at the right time of year it will retain all its leaves when they’ve turned colour, so the screwing effect can be very good indeed for most of the year.

Foliage only thins for 2/3 weeks in the spring when the old leaves drop as the new leaf buds burst …. Then you have a thick green hedge all summer. Trim it in August and then it will retain the leaves when they change to russet

https://www.hopesgrovenurseries.co.uk/knowledge-base/when-to-trim-a-beech-hedge/

BEECH TREES

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