The Hornbeam hedging plant is a very popular native species with very similar characteristics to Beech
- in that it retains many of its leaves in winter (not quite as good as Beech) but they go coppery coloured (a bit less coppery than Beech
- more of a brown/grey)
- but this species has more deeply veined & pointed leaves & is very well suited to wetter soils. It's a popular species to add in to native mixed hedging to give it some semi-evergreen quality & also very good as a single species hedge in a garden setting. Grows 20-40cm per year. Supplied as 40-60cm bare roots. Seasonal Interest Wildlife Friendly