It's the burr oak -- a magnificent ... This superb large low-maintenance tree will be admired for years to come with its deeply furrowed bark, gray-green leaves, and yellow catkin flowers.

The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was ... the Bur Oak or Quercus macrocarpa. The bur oak has rounded lobes on the end of the leaves, which have deep sinuses and ...

Bur oak is well adapted to Northern landscapes ... which would burn back the leaves and force the tree to leaf out again, which can be very stressful and damaging to a young tree.

The bur oak, believed to be 250 to 300 ... shed all of its leaves in August 2021, about six weeks before a healthy tree might, Quint said. On Sunday, the tree looked as though it was already ...

The massive bur oak has greeted zoo visitors for ... Quint said she saw the first sign of the tree’s decline in August 2021, when its leaves fell six to eight weeks earlier than normal.