Bur Oak
Quercus macrocarpa
Also known as: Mossycup Oak
Massive, drought- and fire-tolerant prairie oak. Largest acorns of any North American oak; thick corky bark.
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 60–80 ft
- Spacing
- 50–80 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist, dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- yellow, green
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, mammals, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~557 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen
- Native states
- AL, AR, CO, CT, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, NY, OH, OK, PA, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY