In the landscape
Shade tree · Specimen · Street tree · Lawn · Meadow · Naturalized · Butterfly · Drought tolerant
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Bur Oak
Quercus macrocarpa · Tree
Bur Oak is a moderate-growing tree, hardy in USDA zones 3-8, that matures to about 60–80 ft × 60–80 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs in well-drained soil. Expect yellow and green blooms in spring. It attracts butterflies, moths and pollinators, stands up well to deer and drought and pollution.
- USDA zones
- 3-8
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 60–80 ft × 60–80 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Green
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Moths, Pollinators
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Pollution
- Toxic to
- People
- Native to
- Northern and central United States, southeastern Canada
Will it survive your winters?
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