AT A GLANCE
Why doesn't my beech hedge sprout and what can I do?
If a beech hedge does not sprout, drought stress, waterlogging, lack of nutrients or cold can be the causes. Depending on the cause, the soil should be loosened, fertilized, watered or frozen shoots should be cut back to activate budding.
Why doesn't my beech hedge sprout?
if your beech hedge does not sprout in spring are the most common causes drought stress, waterlogging, nutrient deficiency or too cold weather. These indications provide informative information about the actual causes when beech or hornbeam hedges do not sprout:
- Drought stress: no rain for weeks between March and May, dust-drier garden floor.
- Waterlogging: continuous rain or heavy snowmelt in spring, standing water under the beech hedge.
- Nutrient deficiency: dried leaves are not shed, no bud formation recognizable, dormant Eyes do not swell.
- Cold: severe, frequent night frosts between early April and mid/late May.
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What to do if a beech hedge does not sprout?
Preferably loosen the floor and fertilize with compost if your beech or hornbeam hedge does not sprout. You can then activate the budding with the following measures:
- Cause of drought stress: Repeatedly water the beech hedge thoroughly in the early morning or after sunset.
- Cause of waterlogging: Spread a 5 cm layer of sand under the hedge plants and work it into the soil.
- Cause of nutrient deficiency: Fertilize with nitrogen-rich nettle manure or a fast-acting liquid fertilizer for deciduous trees.
- Cause cold: cut back frozen shoots into healthy wood; pruning repeat in late June.
Tip
Pruning activates young beech hedges
Did you know that beech hedges after a plant cutting drive out vigorously? Immediately after planting, cut back all unbranched shoots by a third. For the perfect cutting technique, place the scissor blades a few millimeters above one bud, a sheet or dormant Eye at. This pruning creates an accumulation of juice in the shoot, which activates a strong budding.
