One of the most common trees in Minnesota, extending far out on the prairies in the western part of the state; usually grows singly in open stands and in fields; requires moist, well-drained soil; easily propagated but grows slowly; moderately shade tolerant.

Bur Oak is the most common and widespread oak species in Minnesota. While often present in our northern and eastern forests, it is highly shade intolerant and does not regenerate well in competition with others trees and shrubs.

Bur oak makes a superb shade tree around houses—there may be none better for a Minnesota home. It harbors more animal life than almost any other tree, being home to birds, mammals, and an amazing variety of invertebrates. And yet bur oak resists damage from browsers and parasites as well as wind and ice.

Bur 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 …

Bur oak blight is a fungal leaf disease that gained attention in Minnesota and Iowa in the mid-to-late 2000s. Bur oak blight causes leaf browning and leaf loss in late summer and early fall. It affects only the small-acorn variety of bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa var. oliviformis), the only variety in Minnesota.

2009年5月3日 · Bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa var. depressa) is found along the western margin of the Great Plains. It is a shrub or small tree no taller than 16 ′ that occurs on bluffs and hillsides. The acorns are smaller with smaller, less fringed cups. …

2025年1月9日 · bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) profile, photos, videos, county distribution map, and sightings in Minnesota.

2022年5月30日 · Bur oaks' acorns are the largest of all Minnesota's native oak species. A deciduous tree, bur oak leaves turn yellow or orange in fall. However, the brown leaves cling to the tree all winter instead of falling to the ground.

Bur oak, or mossycap oak, is the most common oak in Minnesota. It is a slow to moderate growing oak in the white oak subgenera, leucobalanus. It has a broad-spreading rounded crown with stout and often contorted and gnarly branches. Bark is dark grey to grey brown and deeply furrowed with age.

2018年5月30日 · Behind the Arboretum's Andrus Learning Center stands an impressive Bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa). It is a well shaped tree approximately 60 feet tall and with a canopy spread of nearly 90 feet.