Hornbeam is ideal for a narrow hedge - it's easily my favourite hedging material.
It tolerates a lot of water Ronnie, so it's really good for damp sites where beech, which it closely resembles, would struggle. It sounds like it may be short of water more than anything. Unless you're really far north, the leaves should still be green, so it seems stress is the most likely reason for the turn.
If you take photos - try and get long range ones as well as close up. Come back on here and you'll get help with putting them on if you still have problems
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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I planted a Hornbeam hedge last Novemeber did really well over the summer now the leaves are all trurning brown is this Normal does anyone know ?
It would need watering occasionally to keep it moist for the first season, Have you done that?
Hornbeam hedges do keep their brown leaves through the winter but it's a bit early for the change.
Have you got a photo?
In the sticks near Peterborough
Ill try and take a foto tomorrow
Sorry cant seem to put foto on
Some people are having difficulties posting photos as there's a glitch on the site which is being looked at.
I'll alert the GW web team to your problem.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hornbeam is ideal for a narrow hedge - it's easily my favourite hedging material.
It tolerates a lot of water Ronnie, so it's really good for damp sites where beech, which it closely resembles, would struggle. It sounds like it may be short of water more than anything. Unless you're really far north, the leaves should still be green, so it seems stress is the most likely reason for the turn.
If you take photos - try and get long range ones as well as close up. Come back on here and you'll get help with putting them on if you still have problems
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Ok will do when the foto shows up and i click on open it it says file doesnt exist never have any problem with facebook or eb ay ?
Keeps saying no items match your search ? when i have the foto up