Flowering TreesBur Oak
Quercus macrocarpa
Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) is a medium-growing flowering 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, 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
- Native to
- Northern and central United States, southeastern Canada
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Bur Oak is hardy to about -40°F (estimated from USDA zone 3), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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