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Common Beech Pleached Tree (Fagus Sylvatica)

The Common Beech Pleached Tree (Fagus sylvatica) is a sophisticated choice for creating privacy, screening and structure in gardens and landscaped spaces. Its carefully trained framework creates a raised canopy with a neat, formal appearance, making it particularly useful for boundaries, screening and contemporary garden designs.
Common Beech is valued for its attractive foliage, strong structure and seasonal interest. As a pleached tree, it provides an effective way to add height and privacy without taking up the same amount of ground space as a naturally spreading tree.

Medium Growth Rate
Yellow Flowers
Deciduous
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Planting Conditions: Common Beech grows best in fertile, well drained soil and performs well in full sun or partial shade. Avoid permanently waterlogged ground and provide sufficient space for the root system to establish.
Growth Rate: Moderate growth once established, with regular maintenance helping to preserve the neat pleached framework.
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	Common Beech Pleached Tree Pot Grown 55L 200/225cm Stem Girth 12/14 Frame 120x120 (x4) Multi-deal	Regular price £1,515.89 Sale price £1,515.89 Regular price Unit price per

Common Beech Pleached Tree Description

The Common Beech Pleached Tree, botanically known as Fagus sylvatica, combines the natural beauty of Common Beech with a carefully trained structure designed for screening and architectural planting.

Pleaching involves training branches along a supporting framework to create a raised, horizontal canopy. This gives the tree a distinctive formal appearance and makes it particularly useful where additional privacy is required above a wall, fence or lower boundary.

The foliage of Common Beech is one of its most attractive features. Fresh green leaves emerge during spring and develop into a dense canopy during summer. In autumn, the foliage changes to warm shades of yellow, orange and brown before falling.

Beech can also retain some of its dry leaves through winter, particularly on younger branches and sheltered trees. This can provide additional seasonal screening when compared with trees that lose their foliage completely.

The structured form of a Beech Pleached Tree makes it especially suitable for modern gardens, formal planting schemes, driveways, boundaries and landscaped developments. Multiple trees can be planted at suitable intervals to create a continuous elevated screen.

Because pleached trees have already been trained into a particular shape, maintaining the framework is important. Regular trimming helps keep the canopy neat and prevents new growth from disrupting the established structure.

Pruning Advice

Regular pruning is important for maintaining the appearance of a Common Beech Pleached Tree. Unlike a naturally growing beech, a pleached specimen has been trained into a defined framework that needs to be maintained.

Remove unwanted shoots that extend beyond the established canopy and gently guide suitable new growth into the framework where appropriate. The aim is to preserve the neat, rectangular or horizontal appearance of the pleached screen.

Pruning frequency depends on how quickly the tree is growing and how formal you want the finished screen to look. Regular light trimming is generally preferable to allowing excessive growth and then carrying out heavy corrective pruning.

Remove dead, damaged or crossing branches when necessary. Take care not to remove the main framework that gives the tree its characteristic pleached shape.

For larger installations or mature trees positioned at height, professional tree care may be appropriate to carry out maintenance safely.

Further Information

Privacy Screening: The raised canopy makes Common Beech Pleached Trees useful for creating privacy above existing walls, fences and lower boundaries.

Elegant Structure: The trained framework creates a formal architectural appearance that works particularly well in contemporary and traditional garden designs.

Seasonal Foliage: Green summer leaves develop into attractive autumn shades, providing changing colour throughout the year.

Winter Interest: Common Beech can retain some dry leaves through winter, offering additional visual screening after the main autumn leaf fall.

Space Efficient: The elevated canopy allows screening and privacy to be introduced without using as much ground space as a naturally spreading tree.

Versatile Planting: Pleached beech can be used along boundaries, driveways, terraces, gardens and landscaped developments.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Beech Pleached Tree?

A Beech Pleached Tree is a Common Beech that has been trained along a supporting framework to create a raised, structured canopy. This makes it particularly useful for privacy screening and formal garden designs.

Is Fagus sylvatica good for privacy screening?

Yes. Its dense foliage and raised trained canopy make Common Beech useful for creating privacy above walls, fences and boundaries. The foliage can also provide some additional winter screening when retained.

How far apart should Common Beech Pleached Trees be planted?

Spacing depends on the dimensions of the individual trees, the width of their trained canopies and how quickly you want the screen to become continuous. Measure the supplied canopy before finalising the planting layout.

Does Common Beech keep its leaves in winter?

Common Beech can retain some dry brown leaves during winter, particularly on younger branches and in sheltered positions. The amount of retained foliage varies between trees and growing conditions.

How often should a Beech Pleached Tree be pruned?

Pleached beech benefits from regular light maintenance to keep its trained canopy neat. The exact frequency depends on growth rate and the desired appearance of the screen. Regular trimming is generally easier than allowing excessive growth to develop.

Delivery & Returns

Enjoy convenient delivery of your Common Beech Pleached Tree, with free delivery available within 50 miles of our nursery. Deliveries beyond this area may also be available depending on your location and order.

If you're unsure whether your property falls within our delivery area, please contact us before placing your order. Every plant is carefully prepared for delivery to help ensure it arrives in good condition.

For added peace of mind, your Common Beech Pleached Tree is covered by our 12 Month Guarantee on All Plants.

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