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Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa)
Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa)
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Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) seedlings were grown from locally collected acorns. This member of the white oak group can live for more than 300 years. Its large acorns have a distinctive fringed cap that covers much of the nut.
As a long lived native tree, Bur Oak provides food and habitat for birds, squirrels, insects, and other wildlife. Its scale suits parks, farms, and large landscapes.
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Growing details
- Hardiness
- Zone 2
- Mature size
- About 70 ft tallMature trees grow a broad crown
- Acorns
- Large acorns with a fringed cap that covers much of the nut
- Foliage
- Large leaves with rounded lobesDeeply furrowed bark
- Wildlife
- Food and habitat for birds, squirrels and insects
- Source
- Grown from locally collected acorns
- Site and soil
- Dry uplands and sandy ground or moist bottomlandResists drought
More about this plant
A tree for centuries
Bur oak, Quercus macrocarpa, belongs to the white oak group and can live for more than 300 years. Its scale suits parks, farms and large landscapes.
Cold hardinessZone 2 · Canadian maps for this plant
Zone 2 and warmer
The map shows minimum winter hardiness. Soil, moisture and summer warmth also affect how a plant grows.
About these maps
Climate: Natural Resources Canada, 1991–2020. Provincial distribution: VASCAN via retained botanical research. Province outlines: Natural Earth, public domain.
Open Government Licence – Canada