This week, we take a look at the second of our oak varieties in Indiana, the Bur Oak or Quercus macrocarpa. The bur oak has rounded lobes on the end of the leaves, which have deep sinuses and are very ...

The Bur Oak, a landmark at the Lincoln Park Zoo, was about 300 years old. Before it was chopped down, people lined up to say goodbye. Cuttings from the tree are being nurtured into saplings.

Bur Oak Blight is a serious leaf blight disease, but it only impacts bur oaks. True identification of the tree should be done. Symptoms of bur oak blight appear in late July or August. Infected ...

I got a reminder of this the other day when the morning light showed quite a bit of leaf-fall from late night ... as far as winds go, is the bur oak. Bur oak leaves are huge, and a mature bur ...

On Sunday, the tree looked as though it was already dead — its gnarled branches a charcoal-black silhouette against a sullen sky. The battle-scarred bur oak silhouetted against the sky.

Back at the arboretum, Hipp turns and inspects a leaf from an Oklahoma bur oak. He says that whether the bur oak will need a helping hand is still very much in the air, but it’s something scient ...

Dati, who today works as streets superintendent for the village of Niles, last week presented the bur oak’s owners, Michael and Kendra Eiermann, with a Harry J. Banker Gold Leaf Award from the ...

Plano's bur oak tree in Bob Woodruff Park South is estimated to be more than 400 years old. The tree has received special treatment and pruning to help keep it thriving.(Photo courtesy of city of ...