Trees
Plants / Trees
Large deciduous trees
Trees that outgrow the house. For a large garden, or as the one tree the rest is planned around.
Plants
Silver birch: where it grows, planting and what it feeds
Silver birch (Betula pendula): a native tree of 15 to 20 metres with a white trunk and hanging twigs. Where it fits, what it costs, what to do when it fails.
Plants
Common hornbeam: planting, hedges and pruning
Common hornbeam (Carpinus betulus): a native tree, 15 to 25 metres, often grown as a hedge. How to identify, plant and trim it, and which bird eats the seeds.
Plants
Common beech: where to plant it, hedges, pruning and nuts
Common beech (Fagus sylvatica): a native tree of 24 to 30 metres with a smooth grey trunk. Where it fits, how to plant it and when to trim a beech hedge.