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Bookmark or Share- Quercus macrocarpa - WikipediaQuercus macrocarpa, the bur oak or burr oak, is a species of oak tree native to eastern North America. It is in the white oak section, Quercus sect. Quercus, and is also called mossycup oak, mossycup white oak, blue oak, or scrub oak.
- Bur Oak - US Forest Service Research and DevelopmentBur oak frequently forms a fringe between the prairie and upland forest in northern Illinois and eastern Iowa, notably at the outer edges of "breaks" and bluffs along streams and around limestone outcrops. It is a valuable timber species on favorable bottom-land sites within this region.
- How to Grow and Care for Bur Oak - The SpruceBur oak is a slow-growing, long-lived native oak tree that reaches 90 feet tall and wide. It is identified by its dull green 8-inch oblong leaves with 7 to 11 lobes, hairy yellow-green undersides, and corky twigs. It has deeply ridged gray bark with deep furrows that become more distinct with age.
- BUR OAK - QUERCUS MACROCARPA | The UFOR Nursery & LabBur oak is a large long-lived shade tree that is native to Minnesota. it has a stout trunk and a broad, rounded open crown of stout and crooked branches. The leaves are obovate in shape, being the broadest beyond the middle and the lower half of the leaf having 2 to 3 lobes on each side.
- Bur oak - The Morton ArboretumThe stately bur oak, native to the Midwest, is a great choice as a shade tree and for specimen plantings in parks, spacious yards, and other large areas. Its massive trunk has gray to brown furrowed bark and its branches bear lustrous dark green leaves that turn yellow-brown in fall.
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