Re: beech question

**j* e* m* s* <h*@sbcglobal.net>**

Hi, Gene -- I'm considering hornbeams, which can take wet soil and be 
made into a hedge, so, no, the landscape probably won't have major 
design changes.

jems

>Hey gang!
>     What you have found thus far is on the right track... the tree is much
>better known in Europe,and England, than here in the U.S. In fact, a tree of
>decent size will take your breath away in price. *If you can find one*.
>Quite an exclusive item in the landscaper realm. Usually reserved for the
>upper crust or institutions with grants. I am not there to see the actual
>landscape, but seems to me, if I grows well in England it may take some
>moisture above the norm (in general). The cultivar is smaller growing than
>the norm. But I did not chime in for I have not grown the tree and did not
>want to take the time to do the research and make calls to come up with
>known information as opposed to guesswork on the tree's needs.
>     If you are changing the existing plans and eliminating a hedge as
>prominent as one with copper beech, then I would suppose you will be
>completely redesigning the landscape?
>     Gene E. Bush
>Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
>www.munchkinnursery.com
>genebush@munchkinnursery.com
>Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "jo ellen meyers sharp" <hoosiergardener@sbcglobal.net>
>Subject: Re: [GWL] beech question
>
>
>>  Kathy and Dan -- thanks for your help.
>>
>>  The designer has been dismissed from this job and I've been hired to
>>  finish it out. It is beech that was spec'd, these supposedly are
>>  smaller and can be made into a hedge. It just seems too risky to me
>>  since beech need good drainage.
>>
>>  You found what I did, Dan...most of the on-line references seemed to
>>  be from Great Britain.
>>
>>  jems
>
>
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