Quercus macrocarpaIndiana Native
Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa - Overall Tree in Summer
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Brown (Not ornamentally important)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Lustrous, dark green foliage in summer); Yellow (Yellow to yellow-brown fall foliage)
 Stem Notes:
yellowish brown
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Acorns in fall)
 Ultimate Height:
70-80 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
70-80 feet
 Bloom Times:
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Water Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Very tolerant of soils, even dry, alkaline, clay soils
 Range:
Eastern United States
 Maintenance:
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves (4-10" long) are alternate, simple, and oblong-obovate. Leaf shaped like a fiddle, with an expanded lobed blade at the apex, and narrow more-deeply lobed blade at the base. Brownish, ovoid, imbricate buds with a pale pubescence. Acorn (0.75-1.5") has a fringed cap that covers 50% or more of the nut.
 Ecological Functions:
  Special Characteristics:
  • Backdrop 25
  • Park Tree 38
  • Shade Tree 170
  • Specimen 598
  • Indiana Native 152
  • Notable Texture 277
  • Slow Growth Rate 266

    • Additional Information

    More tolerant of city conditions than most oaks. Perhaps too large for a typical residential landscape when mature.

    When Quercus macrocarpa has been observed flowering or fruiting at Purdue University

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    69 Quercus macrocarpa found

    Building Map...

    = Heritage plant = Memorial plant
    Number Accession ID Location
    12009_13116*AHORTPARK
    Heritage Plant
    Dedicated/Memorial Plant
    22012_01056*BBCC
    3ORIG_6490*ASMTH
    4ORIG_3651*ASHRV
    Heritage Plant
    5ORIG_6491*ASMTH
    6ORIG_1944*AARMS
    72009_13940*AHORTPARK
    8ORIG_0493*AWOOD
    Heritage Plant
    9ORIG_6488*ASMTH
    102017_00093*AHCR
    112017_00157*AHCR
    12ORIG_6487*ASMTH
    13ORIG_5306*APVA
    Heritage Plant
    14ORIG_5287*APVA
    Heritage Plant
    15ORIG_0059*AMRPK
    16ORIG_0743*ASHLY
    Heritage Plant
    17ORIG_0526*AWOOD
    Heritage Plant
    18ORIG_6494*ASMTH
    192017_00155*AHCR
    20ORIG_6493*ASMTH
    21ORIG_1888*AHAMP
    22ORIG_6492*ASMTH
    23ORIG_3655*ATREC
    Heritage Plant
    24ORIG_1796*APUSH
    252017_00158*AHCR
    262017_00156*AHCR
    272009_13227*AHORTPARK
    28ORIG_8189*ASHLY
    29ORIG_3654*ATREC
    Heritage Plant
    302017_00154*AHCR
    31ORIG_0527*AWOOD
    Heritage Plant
    322009_13113*AHORTPARK
    332012_01056*ABCC
    342018_01274*AMJIS
    Heritage Plant
    Dedicated/Memorial Plant
    352018_01166*AHORTPARK
    362022_00503*AHILL
    372023_00145*AHORTPARK
    382023_00167*AHORTPARK
    392023_00167*BHORTPARK
    402023_00202*BHORTPARK
    412023_00234*APICK
    422023_00234*BPICK
    432023_00234*CPICK
    442023_00234*DPICK
    452023_00234*EPICK
    462023_00234*FPICK
    472023_00306*AHORTPARK
    482023_00686*APSF
    492023_00686*BPSF
    502020_01166*AHORTPARK
    512020_01166*BHORTPARK
    522020_01166*CHORTPARK
    532023_00555*AHORTPARK
    542020_01166*DHORTPARK
    552020_01166*EHORTPARK
    562020_01166*FHORTPARK
    572015_02467*A2550
    582023_00768*APSF
    592023_00768*BPSF
    602023_00768*CPSF
    612023_00768*DPSF
    622023_00768*EPSF
    632023_00768*FPSF
    642024_00033*AHORTPARK
    652024_00033*BHORTPARK
    662024_00033*CHORTPARK
    672024_00033*DHORTPARK
    682024_00064*AHORTPARK
    69PUI_ORIG_00061*A

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