Bur Oak, Mossycup Oak
Quercus macrocarpa
Deciduous-Trees
(Detailed plant information can be found at the bottom of the page.)
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Quercus macrocarpa Plant Information
| Classification | |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name: | Quercus macrocarpa |
| Common Name: | bur oak mossycup oak |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Suggested Uses: | park, parking lot, large yard, golf course tree |
| Characteristics | |
| Height: | up to 80 feet tall |
| Foliage: | alternate, simple, and deciduous obovate with deep sinuses at the middle of the leaf large leaf (often up to 10 inches long) shaped like a base fiddle generally very pubescent underneath |
| Flower: | monecioius (not significant) |
| Fruit: | very large (often 2 inches in diameter or greater), stalked acorn with fringed margin and large cap |
| Bark: | dark gray to brown develops ridges and furrows as tree gets older |
| Environment | |
| Water: | very drought-tolerant |
| Soil: | can grow in soil pH from 4.0 - 8.0 |
| USDA Zone: | zones 3 - 8 |
| Additional Notes: | difficult to transplant due to taproot in the white oak group |
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