Forum home› Problem solving

Beech Hedge

Rosebud4Rosebud4 Posts: 20
in Problem solving

I planted a new bare root hedge last November.   It is doing very well, but I was wondering would it benefit from a liquid feed now,  and if so, what would you recommend?

Posts

  • Alina WAlina W Posts: 1,445

    It's a bit late to be feeding hedges now.

    I would wait until next spring, and then give it a high nitrogen feed designed for hedges.

  • Rosebud4Rosebud4 Posts: 20

    Thanks for advise Alina W. Have diaried it forward!  image

  • ChapelGirl2ChapelGirl2 Posts: 78

    Good luck with your beech hedge!  When we were in Norfolk I planted a mixed deciduous 'Tapestry' hedge from bare-rooted stock from Buckingham nurseries.  The proportions were 5 Green Beech, 2 Golden Privet, 5 Hornbeam, 2 Purple Beech, 5 Field Maple and 1 Cotoneaster.  For some reason, possibly connected to our local soil conditions, everything else thrived apart from the beeches.  We had several 'spare' plants, which I heeled in at the bottom of the garden.  I had to replace quite a few of the hedgerow beeches over the next 2 years, and even the 'spare' plants did not survive or did not flourish once placed in the hedge.

    Here in the Savoie we have very alkaline soil and we have a variety of hazel nut with purple bronze foliage which grows like a weed here.

     

Sign In or Register to comment.