bur oak in English

noun
1
a North American oak, with large fringed acorn cups. Its timber was formerly important in shipbuilding.
I want to collect the large acorns from a bur oak near my home.

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1. The Bur oak is a mighty sight to behold

2. Bur oak on uplands is often associated with calcareous soils

3. Quercus macrocarpa, the Bur oak, commonly spelled Burr oak, is a species of oak tree native to eastern North America

4. The fall foliage of Bur oak is unremarkable, but the tree makes up for it with its deeply ridged bark and corky twigs that stand out, especially during the winter

5. Oak wilt (Ceratocystis fagacearum) is a less serious problem in Bur oak than in species of red oak, but the disease sometimes spreads through root grafts of adjacent trees, and entire groves have been killed by the gradual

6. Quercus macrocarpa, commonly called Bur oak or mossycup oak, is one of the most majestic of the native North American oaks.It is a medium to large sized deciduous oak of the white oak group that typically grows 60-80’ (less frequently to 150’) tall with a …

7. Bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) is a member of the broad white oak group (white, Bur, chinkapin, swamp white, and post oaks).This group is characterized by having rounded lobes on the leaves and acorns which mature in a single growing season and sprout soon after they fall in the autumn.