The Purple Beech Hedging (Fagus Sylvatica Purpurea) is a striking choice for creating a year-round hedge that offers both beauty and practicality. In spring, its foliage emerges in vibrant shades of purple and russet red, and after a midsummer trim, it flushes with fresh colour once again. While Beech is a deciduous plant, it holds onto its copper-coloured winter leaves, providing continuous coverage until new growth in spring pushes the old leaves off—making it a fantastic alternative to evergreen hedges.

To maintain its dense leaf coverage throughout winter, it is essential to trim the Purple Beech hedge in autumn. This ensures the leaves stay intact, offering a formal, dense barrier that provides privacy and shelter in colder months. Its hardy nature makes it suitable for windy sites, and it’s particularly effective as a dense windbreak, improving your garden’s protection from the elements all year round.

We offer a variety of Beech plants, including Green Beech (Fagus Sylvatica), Weeping Green Beech (Fagus Sylvatica Pendula), and Weeping Purple Beech (Fagus Sylvatica Purpurea Pendula), giving you options to suit your landscaping needs. Whether you’re looking for a robust hedge or a unique tree, Beech is a versatile and visually stunning addition to any garden.

All our stock if “lifted” to order, which means that they are “lifted” and packed the same day and sent off so delivery is made the following day hence you receive them as fresh as possible. They are well packed and they are able to stay in the bags they arrive in for up to 7/10 days out of any frosts but it is advisable to plant bareroot trees as soon as possible. We are able to give you a suitable delivery date after the order has been placed when we email your order of acknowledgement to you. Unlike other nurseries who usually say within 3-5 days we can give you a definite day.

As soon as we receive your order we can usually send these out within the week. We use a courier and a signature will be required UNLESS you inform us (in the comments box) of where you would like your goods left safely should you not be at home. It is possible to select a day (apart from week-ends and Fridays) when ordering.

Delivery Charges

We will send you a delivery date via email when we receive your order.

Very SMALL ORDERS between quantities of 1-15 in size 40/60 can usually be sent out via ROYAL MAIL (UK mainland only) for as little as £8.00. Your basket will still show £15.00 plus vat for delivery charge BUT if you put in the COMMENTS BOX that you wish delivery by ROYAL MAIL we can pick this up and change the payment when the order is submitted . All other order are priced as:-

• Orders up to £75 – delivery £15 plus vat
• £76 – £200 – delivery £22 plus vat
• £201 – £300 – delivery £30 plus vat
• £301 – £500 – delivery £40 plus vat
• £501 – £1000 – delivery £45 plus vat
• £1001 plus – delivery £50 plus vat

Scotland Grampians/Highlands do carry an extra delivery charge according to our couriers – we can advise on this extra charge.

Guernsey, Jersey, Isle of Man, Isle of Wight, Northern and Southern Ireland. It is possible for us to arrange delivery to these areas but we would have to arrange the cost with our couriers so please contact our office 01452 832100.