Beech Tree
Price range: £27.50 through £59.50
Details:
The Beech Tree is a large, vigorous deciduous tree with a broad, spreading crown. Leaves are oval with wavy edges, yellow-green in spring, bright green in summer and turning bronze in autumn and winter. Flowers are small, and fruits ripen in autumn to give edible nuts.
 Attracts | Wildlife |
|---|---|
 Flowering Period | Apr, May |
 Habit (Shape) | Broad |
 Hardiness | Hardy (Cold winter) |
 Height (when grown) | 20m + |
 Leaf Colour | Green |
 Lighting | Full Sun |
 Position | Exposed, Sheltered |
 Soil Type | Acidic, Chalky / Alkaline, Clay, Most soils, Well-drained |
Description
Beech makes a wonderful hedge as well as a beautiful stand alone tree with the leaves often remaining through the winter. Prune in spring and autumn to keep the shape and height you need. Beech is a long lived native deciduous tree. Its bark is smooth and grey and its russet torpedo shaped leaf buds form on short stalks. The young leaves are lime green, darkening with age. Male catkins hang on long stalks with the female flowers paired in a cup on the same tree in April and May and are wind pollinated.
Found in woodland, Beech grow to a height of 40m with a beautiful domed head. They give protection to other smaller species and are an important habitat for wildlife. They prefer a drier, free draining soil such as chalk, limestone and light loams.
Soil: Most soils, but prefer chalk, limestone and light loam
Position: Exposed or sheltered
Light: Full sun
Flowers: Female flowers and male catkins on same tree in shades of green
Habit: Broad
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Height & Spread in Maturity when Grown as a Tree: 40m x 20m
