Pleached Trees
Pleached trees are trees which have been trained to form a narrow screen or hedge. The main trunk is usually grown to a full standard and the a bamboo frame is attached. Branches are then trained around the frame to grow laterally.
Pleached trees can be used in various styles of garden. They can be planted in formal or contemporary gardens and used as a privacy hedge.
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The most popular types of pleached tree are hornbeam or beech. Both are deciduous trees meaning they lose there leaves in the winter months. Both have a classy ribbed green leaf thought the summer months which then turn into yellows, oranges and browns throughout the autumn months.
Other options for pleached trees are flowering, fruit and evergreen trees. Flowering and fruit trees are called espalier pleached trees these are trained slightly different than standard pleached trees.
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How to plant and maintain
To plant pleached trees you should make sure your soil is free draining and that you position your trees in partial/full sun. The base of the tree should sit slight above the soil level, this will keep any water pooling around the base of the tree.
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We recommend that you plants each tree approximately two metres apart, this leaves a little space for the branches to grow into each other and create a hedge like appearance.
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You should water and feed throughout the first season of planting and then throughout any dry spells in the following years.
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To maintain a fresh pleached tree, you should tie any young branch to the bamboo frame, as they start to grow you should loosen the tie. Trim any branches that are touching each and are growing out of shape this should be done regularly throughout the year.
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For mature pleached trees, you can remove the bamboo frame and trim branches regularly to maintain the shaped and height of your pleached trees.
