Beech trees grow very quickly and therefore need a lot of nutrients. Older trees take care of themselves through the widely spread roots. If at all, you should only fertilize young beech trees. What you have to consider when fertilizing beech trees.

Only young beech trees should be fertilized

Only young beech trees need fertilizer

You don't have to fertilize older, well-established beech trees. The trees develop a widespread root system with which they can take care of themselves.

You can fertilize young, freshly planted beech trees in the first few years to stimulate growth.

Provide nutrients when planting

You lay the best foundation when planting the red beech when you prepare the planting hole for the red beech. This includes that you:

  • Loosen the soil deeply
  • Completely remove weeds
  • create a drainage if necessary
  • Improve soil with compost and/or horn shavings (€32.93).
  • lime acidic soils

By preparing the planting hole well, you ensure a good supply of nutrients right from the start. Further fertilizer applications are then often not necessary.

Only fertilize beech trees during the growing season

In principle, beech trees are only fertilized during the growth period, i.e. from March to the beginning of August. Either give beeches a special fertilizer once a month or opt for a slow-release fertilizer. This only needs to be administered once in the spring.

Follow the directions on the pack carefully. With beech trees, less fertilizer is better than too much fertilizer. Be careful not to get the fertilizer directly on the stem or leaves.

If you have compost in the garden, sprinkle plenty of it around the tree in spring. Further fertilizer applications are then superfluous.

Stop fertilizing after August

Red beeches go into pre-winter dormancy immediately after the last growth spurt in July. They should definitely not be fertilized after August, as they may then sprout again. However, the new shoots are not hardy and freeze to death.

tips

The best fertilizer for beech trees are the leaves that fall off in winter or spring. If you just leave them lying around, you're not only protecting the soil from drying out. The leaves decompose and release important nutrients.

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