Hornbeam not retaining leaves

QuestionsHornbeam not retaining leaves
Conor Clinch Staff asked 13 years ago

Last Feb I planted a long Carpinus Betulas hedge using bareroot plants. It is growing well but this winter a minority of the plants have lost 100% of their leaves while the other plants have retained most of theirs. They all look identical to me but could they be different varieties? I want screening in Winter so should I replace the plants which lost leaves or will they ‘grow out’ of this problem if I leave them alone?