Mature height
25 to 35 m
Growth rate
Medium
Best time to prune
Late summer
Risk level
Low
Watch for
Root compaction, drought stress, fungal decay
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Arborist notes
The Chiltern beechwoods are famous for a reason. Beech has shallow roots that hate compaction, so keep building work and parked cars off the root zone and mulch in dry years.
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