25x Bare Root Hornbeam Plants (2ft)

Bare Root Hornbeam (2 - 3ft) - Description

• First shipment date will be on 06.11.2025
• Bare Root Hornbeam Hedging Plants
• Large Plants
• Carpinus betulus
• Spacing 30cm Apart
• Quantity: 25 Plants
• Sold in Bundles of 25
• Size: 2 ft
• Age: 1 + 1 / 2 Year Old Transplants
• Plants Sold as Bare Root - Not in Containers

Delivery - Important Note - Please Read

• We can only deliver orders of this product by Fastway couriers
• Please do not choose DPD as your courier for orders containing this item

Bare Root Hornbeam - Characteristics

• Frost resistant
• Semi evergreen
• Shade tolerant
• Grown as hedge
  • Similar to beech hedging
  • Formal, neat hedge
• Grown as tree
  • Fast growing, tall, upright tree with straight main stem
  • Tree becomes more rounded when it matures
• Unable to retain foliage in Winter when it matures

Bare Root Hornbeam - Uses

• Grow plants together for a formal hedgerow
• Fast growing hedge for privacy
• Tolerates wet soil better than beech
• Can be grown on it's own to form a single specimen tree
• Sometimes trees are planted along driveways / avenues
• Trees grown for their uniform & upright main trunk

Bare Root Hornbeam - Planting Instructions

Sowing Time

• Plant Bare root plants in the dormant season - October to March
• Avoid frosty conditions

Trench Preparation

• Dig trench approx. 2ft wide & 1.5ft deep
• Add approx 4" of farm yard manure to base of trench
• Cover the manure with fine layer of soil
• This prevents the manure 'burning' the plant's roots

Positioning Plants

• Space plants 30cm apart
• Stagger / alternate plants to create a double row
• This creates a wider & thicker hedge
• Back fill the top soil
• Be sure that the base of each plant is just below soil surface
• Compact soil in well with your foot
• Level off the soil around the plants

Handling the Plants

• Watering is essential - Both before & after planting
• When plants arrive, plant them straight away
• If you are unable to plant straight away - then 'heel them in' temporarily
• Keep plant's roots in their bag & avoid exposure to sunlight
• Take care not to damage roots, bark & buds

After Care

• Watering must be done regularly until plants establish
• Water after planting
• If dry weather persists water every 2 days
• Weeding is also essential
• A new hedge will need to be weeded at least 3 time over the growing season
• Weed in March, June & September
• We recommend using weed membrane & mulch to control weeds

Pruning

• Trim back once every year in late Summer
• If pruned in late Summer, plant will retain foliage over Winter

Hornbeam - Quick Facts

• Hornbeam is used in place of beech hedging in very wet soils
• Hornbeam produces catkins from May to June
• The foliage of hornbeams is oval in shape & serrated
  • Meaning it looks similar to the common beech
• But in fact the hornbeam is related to the birch
• Hornbeams are also great for 'pleaching'