Above: A row of pleached hornbeam trees adds structure to the perimeter. See . Landscaping 101: Pleached Trees. for tips to ...

The use of pleached trees to establish the architecture of a garden is one of the defining aspects of 17th and 18th-century design, particularly in France and Italy.

Limes - especially the red-twigged lime, Platyphyllos "Rubra" - and hornbeam were normally used for pleaching, but ash, beech, chestnut, apples and pears were not unknown.

Classically, pleached hedges are of deciduous tree species that provide summer shade and winter sun. In Europe, the common species are linden (Tilia), hornbeam (Carpinus) and plane trees (Platanus ...

Pleached trees require minimal maintenance, regular watering and pruning a couple of times a year. There are a plethora of choices available from hornbeam to lime, purple beech and cherry laurel ...