Gift Wrapping Service
Why not make your present even
more special with by using our gift wrapping service. This includes one of our
handmade drawstring 'ecobags' made out of 100% biodegradable materials, a gift
tag with optional gift message and a planting and aftercare booklet. All of this
for just £2.00 per tree.
B/R (Bare Root) - The traditional way to buy deciduous trees and shrubs. Perfect for planting between November and March.
R/B (Root Ball) - The traditional way to buy evergreen trees and shrubs. The plants are kept in their own soil, making them ideal to transplant between November and March.
C/G (Container Grown) - A very convenient way to buy trees and shrubs, already rooted in their pots, they can be planted all year round. Sizes given in litres.
H/S (Half standard) - Half standard trees have a clear stem of 1.25-1.5m with a bushy head of around 1-1.5m. The total height from the ground is approximately 2-2.5m.
Maiden (Feathered tree) - A good, well-defined prominent leader running straight up through the young tree. Perfect for training into a half standard, standard or fan-trained tree. Sizes given in cm's.
Multi-stemmed - A tree with two or more main stems
Fagus sylvatica (Common Beech Tree)
Holds its bronze leaves through autumn and early winter. (Deciduous)
Common Name: Common Beech Tree
Latin Name: Fagus sylvatica
Soil: Tolerates most soil types
Position: Full sun
Flowering period/colour: Just after leaves appear / white flowers
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Height in 20 years: 10m
Special features: Holds its bronze leaves through autumn and early winter.
A handsome tree which develops into a beautiful bell shape as it matures. It has simple beautiful green leaves which shine with life in spring and turn a beautiful bronze and yellow colour in the autumn. When grown as a tree, it produces fruit, called beech mast, as well as autumn leaves.
Beech mast has traditionally been associated with the right of pannage where, on common land, pigs may be turned loose in autumn to eat the fallen nuts. Beech trees are much less venerable than one might suppose.
This is a feathered tree; the total height from the ground is approximately 1.8-2.2m in a 10 litre container.
All of our trees and shrubs are grown in the UK to the highest standard. Every order comes complete with planting instructions and a guide to looking after your purchase.
Please see our Delivery page for current dispatch times.
Our gift wrapping service is a great way to make your present even more special. Please view basket for more details.
For an even larger selection of trees come back in the Autumn/Winter when all of our trees are available bare root and root balled.