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Summary

Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa (native)

About this tree:

  • Acorns eaten by turkey, blue jay, grouse and wood duck
  • Prefers dry uplands to moist floodplains
  • Grows 50 to 80 feet tall
  • Hardiness zone 2

Identification Tips:

  • Leaves: 4 to 10 inches long, 2 to 5 inches wide; obovate, lower half deeply divided into 2 to 3 lobes on each side; dark green
  • Fruit: Large acorns; broadly elliptical, enclosed by large deep fringed cup with conspicuous fringe
  • Bark: Light gray; thick, rough, deeply furrowed into scaly ridges

Copyright status

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Source

http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/publications/woodypocketguide.pdf

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current03:36, 4 May 2007Thumbnail for version as of 03:36, 4 May 2007355 × 264 (233 KB)AshcraftBur Oak ''Quercus macrocarpa'' (native) About this tree: * Acorns eaten by turkey, blue jay, grouse and wood duck * Prefers dry uplands to moist floodplains * Grows 50 to 80 feet tall * Hardiness zone 2 Identification Tips: * Leaves: 4 to 10 inches long

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