Common Beech Pleached Tree (Fagus Sylvatica)

Common Beech Pleached Tree Description

The common beech pleached tree is a timeless and elegant addition to any garden, offering both beauty and functionality. Known for its dense, smooth, and lustrous foliage, the pleached beech creates a structured, formal appearance perfect for creating privacy screens, hedges, or architectural interest. Its deep green leaves emerge in spring, turn a warm bronze in autumn, and often remain on the branches through winter in their dried form, providing year-round interest and screening. This characteristic makes the common beech an excellent choice for adding seasonal colour and a warm, textured look to outdoor spaces even in the colder months.

Pruning Advice

Pruning is essential to maintain the shape and density of the pleached beech, especially in formal gardens where structure is key. Here are some guidelines to keep it looking its best:

Timing: The best time to prune a pleached beech is in late winter to early spring before new growth begins. This encourages fresh foliage and helps maintain the tree’s shape. A light trim in late summer can also keep the pleached frame neat.

Method: Begin by removing any dead, damaged, or crossing branches to improve airflow and reduce the risk of disease. Trim lateral shoots to maintain the flat, pleached structure and encourage dense foliage. Always use clean, sharp pruning shears for neat cuts and to minimise stress to the tree.

Annual Maintenance: Regularly inspect the tree for signs of pests or disease. An additional light trim in summer will keep the tree tidy and encourage a fuller, healthier appearance. Avoid heavy pruning, as it can disrupt the pleached form and take time to recover.

Further Information

Privacy and Screening: When pleached, the common beech forms a dense and structured natural screen, offering effective privacy and noise reduction in gardens. Its layered foliage creates a beautiful, natural backdrop, ideal for boundary planting or creating secluded spaces.

Seasonal Beauty: With its rich green foliage in spring and summer and coppery bronze leaves in autumn, the beech provides a stunning display of seasonal colours. Its unique habit of retaining dried leaves throughout winter enhances its beauty and function as a natural screen year-round.

Wildlife-Friendly: The beech tree is beneficial for wildlife, offering habitat and food for birds and small mammals. In autumn, it produces small triangular beechnuts, which are a valuable food source for squirrels and other wildlife, adding ecological value to any garden.

Low Maintenance: The beech is hardy and relatively easy to care for once established. Its adaptability to a range of soil types and climates makes it an enduring and practical choice for UK gardens.

Delivery & Returns

Free delivery is available on most orders (except Premium Products) providing they meet the minimum spend criteria for the size of box or pallet. Pallet deliveries and large box deliveries for tall plants are indicated by icons on the product table listings. Delivery costs and minimum order details for each packaging type are as follows:

* Standard Sized Boxes (Bare root up to 1.2m tall & pots up to 7.5L) | Free UK Mainland Delivery for orders over £100 | or £7.99 charge.

* Tall Sized Boxes (Bare roots 1.2m & over) | Free UK Mainland Delivery for orders over £100 | or £14.99 charge.

* Pallets (Root balls, large pots 10L+, trees etc | Free UK Mainland Delivery for orders over £350 | or £60 charge.

* Pleached Trees (Specialist Delivery) | Free UK Mainland Delivery for orders over £1500 | or £450 charge.