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Quercus robur (English Oak) as a hedge to screen garden shed

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  • #2
    magicbastarder
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    oak is not a plant i've ever really seen being used in that manner. hornbeam might be an alternative to beech, but it's harder to get and more expensive. plus, you won't be able to buy bare root at this stage.


  • #3
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    magicbastarder wrote: »
    oak is not a plant i've ever really seen being used in that manner. hornbeam might be an alternative to beech, but it's harder to get and more expensive. plus, you won't be able to buy bare root at this stage.

    I also have not seen Oak as a hedge but am very keen to give it a try. This website suggests it's possible but I am keen to read experiences of anyone who has seen an oak hedge or tried growing one.


  • #4
    looksee
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    Oak are notoriously slow growing, and relatively fussy about where they will grow. I'd say the shed will be long gone before oak trees would screen it!


  • #5
    macraignil
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    There are some oaks here in mixed hedge rows. They spend a lot of the year with no leaves on them and the branches are not as dense as with some other hedge plants. Would it be worth considering an evergreen oak hedge?


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