Even though hornbeams are very robust, they are happy to be fertilized from time to time. We show what you should consider when fertilizing hornbeam hedges. Hornbeams (Carpinus betulus) have stems and leaves like beeches and look like them – almost. Because hornbeams are actually not beeches at all. They belong to the birch family (Betulaceae) and are only falsely called beeches (Fagus) because of their similarity.<\/p>\n
As native plants, hornbeams are optimally adapted to our Central European climate. This simplifies the care immensely. In nature, the trees prefer particularly nutrient-rich soils. A good prerequisite for a healthy hornbeam hedge is therefore deep garden soil. If you do not have this, you should enrich the soil with mature compost or a primarily organic slow-release fertilizer before planting<\/a>.<\/p>\n