The grand and majestic English Oak tree is very popular with wildlife as a habitat and food source. The recognisable, deeply lobed foliage is dark-green in summer. The leaves turns shades of bronze and reddish brown in autumn and acorns add further interest. When the leaves have fallen, the grand, wonderfully gnarled, bare structure is left to grace the landscape. Quercus robur has a spreading form and will grow to 10 x 6 metres in 20 years. Given the respected Award of Garden merit from the RHS, the native English Oak tree is deserving of a place in any large garden. Plant in any soil except waterlogged. Robur is derived from the Celtic 'quer' meaning fine and 'cuez' meaning a tree and we agree that it is definitely a fine tree! Click here to view other Oak trees. AKA English oak, Native oak, Common oak, Pedunculate oak, Quercus robur
