Quercus macrocarpa
Bur oak, Burr oak, Mossy cup oak, Mossy-cupped white oak
Quercus Quercus
Q. macrocarpa - Q. macrocarpa is a slow-growing, spreading, deciduous tree with ridged, dark brown bark and oblong to ovate, glossy, dark green leaves with deep, irregular lobes, white-hairy beneath. Catkins of insignificant, yellow-green flowers in spring are followed by ovoid acorns with large, fringed cups.
Quercus macrocarpa is: Deciduous
Spreading
Acorns are edible only after tannins are leached or boiled out.
Yellow-green in Spring
Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Yellow-brown in Autumn
Also: Knopper gall wasps
Aphids , Oak gall wasps Aphids , Oak gall wasps
Also suffers from oak wilt in North America only.
Oak wilt , Powdery mildew Oak wilt , Powdery mildew
Pruning group 1
Grafting, Seed
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Quercus macrocarpa (Bur oak) will reach a height of 15m and a spread of 10m after 50-100 years.
Architectural, Low Maintenance, Specimen tree
Best grown in deep, well-drained or moist but well-drained, acid to neutral loam in full sun. Grows well in sandy soil. Tolerates light shade. Also tolerates drought and poor soil. A large oak suitable for residential areas, parks, and as a street tree.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Quercus macrocarpa
Bur oak, Burr oak, Mossy cup oak, Mossy-cupped white oak
Quercus Quercus
Q. macrocarpa - Q. macrocarpa is a slow-growing, spreading, deciduous tree with ridged, dark brown bark and oblong to ovate, glossy, dark green leaves with deep, irregular lobes, white-hairy beneath. Catkins of insignificant, yellow-green flowers in spring are followed by ovoid acorns with large, fringed cups.
Eastern United States
Deciduous
Spreading
Acorns are edible only after tannins are leached or boiled out.
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Yellow-green in Spring
Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Yellow-brown in Autumn
Also: Knopper gall wasps
Also suffers from oak wilt in North America only.
Pruning group 1
Grafting, Seed
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Quercus macrocarpa (Bur oak) will reach a height of 15m and a spread of 10m after 50-100 years.
Architectural, Low Maintenance, Specimen tree
Best grown in deep, well-drained or moist but well-drained, acid to neutral loam in full sun. Grows well in sandy soil. Tolerates light shade. Also tolerates drought and poor soil. A large oak suitable for residential areas, parks, and as a street tree.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4, Zone 3
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