The bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) is a noble native tree. This oak has large (5- to 9-inch-long), dark-green leaves. The base fiddle-shaped leaves have deep, rounded sinuses. The acorns are most ...

A: The native bur oak, Quercus macrocarpa, produces huge corns, about 2 or 2½ inches wide and long. They're held in fringed, basketlike cups — thus the common name, mossy cup oak. Deer and squirrels ...

This close-up shows the beautiful glossy leaves and "fuzzy" acorns of the bur oak. Credit: Garden Club of America The majestic bur oak, Quercus macrocarpa, has just been named Plant of the Year by the ...

Q: I picked up egg-sized acorns from a bur oak in DeWitt County. Can I start them in pots and transplant to my property in Matagorda County? — M.V, Houston A: The bur oak is in the white oak group.

Editor's note: Once a month, the OSU Extension master gardener's office of Franklin County profiles a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. Native plant landscapes are increasingly promoted to ...

Doug Witt, left, and his niece, Laura Greenfield, gather acorns from Babe, a giant, centuries-old bur oak on Oakland Farm, which has been in their family since 1876. They grow and sell small trees ...

There are almost 100 different species of oak native to the United States. They occur naturally in all of the 48 contiguous states except, oddly, Idaho. Probably the oak most Wisconsinites can ...

From Other Nonprofit Media showcases select work from other nonprofit news sites around the nation. DE SOTO, Wis. — Jerry Boardman doesn’t remember exactly when he started collecting acorns in the ...