# Large deciduous trees

> Every article on large deciduous trees native to the Netherlands at tuinontwerp.app: position, planting, pruning, diseases, and the insects and birds each species supports.

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Last updated: 2026-09-28

Trees that outgrow the house. For a large garden, or as the one tree the rest is planned around.

- [Silver birch: where it grows, planting and what it feeds](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/silver-birch) - 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. (2026-09-24)
- [Common hornbeam: planting, hedges and pruning](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/common-hornbeam) - 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. (2026-09-28)
- [Common beech: where to plant it, hedges, pruning and nuts](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/common-beech) - 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. (2026-09-28)

## See also

- [Trees](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/plants/bomen)