How far apart should I plant beech hedging?
How to plant beech. For beech hedging, follow our guide on hedge planting. Space plants 45-60cm (18in-2ft) apart. Small hedging plants don’t require staking but may need protection from rabbits.
How far apart should you plant hedging plants?
Generally speaking, we recommend planting most evergreen shrubs at a distance of 1-4 plants per metre (25-100cm) apart. Planting 25cm apart will allow the hedges to fill in the space quicker, but you will see just as much success if planting 50-100cm apart in the long run.
How quickly does beech hedging grow?
approximately 30-60cm per year
Hard pruning is nothing to worry about, the beech hedging growth rate is particularly fast, approximately 30-60cm per year so your hedge will soon recover.
How do you calculate hedge spacing?
The spacing apart should be half of the 10-year width, or a bit more if you aren’t in a hurry. If that width is 6 feet, then space the plants 3 feet apart. For hedges under 5 feet tall, use instead a spacing that is two-thirds of the intended height. For a 3-foot hedge, space your plants 2 feet apart.
What happens if you plant hedges too close together?
How important is the spacing between the plants in your hedge? In general, 3 plants per metre is the ideal spacing: this will give you a thick hedge quickly. If you planted any closer together, you wouldn’t really get any benefit and the plants would compete with their neighbours too much.
Can you plant hedges too close together?
In the short term it can seem tempting to plant the individual plants close together as this will see them grow into each other to form a hedge more quickly. As a general rule of thumb, allow the plant to grow to approximately half of its expected width.
Is beech hedge slow growing?
Beech is deciduous, with the green leaves changing colour in the Autumn to coppery orange/brown. Beech hedge is quite slow-growing, and although it can reach heights in excess of 12 metres in height, it would take several decades to achieve such extremes.
How do you grow a beech hedge?
To grow beech as a hedge, space plants from 25-45cm apart, depending on plant size and how quickly you want to achieve a dense hedge. For quick results, plant in a double staggered row with 30cm between the two rows. Plant into well-cultivated weed-free ground, at the same depth as the plant was growing previously.
What is the distance between plants per row?
18 to 36 inches
The ideal spacing between the rows in your garden provides ample room for your plants to grow and for you to work in. In most cases it is a good idea to leave at least 18 to 36 inches of space between each row of plants.
What should I plant next to my beech hedge?
It needs plenty of compost or manure to help retain moisture and you can plant dry shade plants like foxgloves, brunnera, dryopteris ferns, epimedium, geranium macrorrhizum, heucheras etc.