The burr oak (Quercus macrocarpa) will grow happily in USDA zones 3 through 8 and can reach a lofty height of 80 feet with a similar spread. This superb large low-maintenance tree will be admired ...

A bur oak tree, which has potentially been at its site at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo since around 1800, is seen on Nov. 22, 2022. The centuries old bur oak is set to come down this spring due to ...

Read on for facts about oak trees, including common species, how to identify oaks by their leaf shape, planting tips, and where you can see the longest-living oak tree in America. The Most Common ...

The Viroqua Historic Preservation Commission has designated the Gilman Champion Bur Oak Tree as a Viroqua Historic Landmark.

Q: I have a bur oak tree in our backyard that’s 9 years old. Last summer, I started noticing ridges on the tree trunk and branches. Is this normal? If not, is there anything I can do about it? — ...

The bur oak has rounded lobes on the end of the leaves, which have deep sinuses and are very broad across the top. Leaves are typically dark green that turn yellow or brown in the fall. The bark on ...

A family strolls past the bur oak tree in Lincoln Park Zoo. At 250 to 300 years old, it is one of the oldest living things in the city. But it’s dying and is due to to be cut down Monday.

The most high-maintenance aspect of a bur oak is the fall leaf cleanup, but this is well worth the height and shade you get ...

Chainsaws revved Tuesday morning and removed a nearly 300-year-old tree at Lincoln Park Zoo. What stood for centuries was cut down in hours. The 70-foot-tall bur oak, next to the primate house, is ...

For the next few months, Katrina Quint has one request for visitors to the Lincoln Park Zoo: Look up. Across from the white-cheeked gibbon enclosure sits a great, sprawling bur oak tree, about 45 ...