The most traditional of british native trees oak is easily recognised by its distinctive leaves and acorns its robust growth and branching habit mean that it can be grown successfully as part of a mixed hedgerow or planted as an oak hedge it will quickly form a dense screen and be a haven for insects and other wildlife and a perfect nesting place for birds quercus robur is easy to grow and trim into shape supplied as 604580cm 402445313441 bare root hedging plants height 12m