2. Choosing the right container and soil The container for your Common Beech bonsai should be shallow and wide enough to accommodate the tree's spreading roots. You can use a ceramic or plastic ...

The Dark Hedges, the famous trees outside Armoy in County Antrim, are "coming to the end of their natural lives", a heritage trust has said as it prepares to take over their management. Causeway Coast ...

One such tree is the common beech (Fagus sylvatica), an unusual tree in the UK as it's considered native only to the South-East of England and Wales. Experts at the Woodland Trust said ...

The Preservation Society of Newport County will host a free forum, “Iconic Trees of Newport II,” on May 8 at Rosecliff to ...

Speaking to the BBC, Thompson said common beech trees live for about 250 years. “The ones at the Dark Hedges are almost 250 years old, so they are sadly dying. But what we want to do now is for the ...

common beech trees lived for about 250 years. "In these northern climes they're lucky to live more than 150, maybe 200 years," Mr Thompson said. "The ones at the Dark Hedges are almost 250 years ...