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Quercus Macrocarpa

Bur Oak


Quercus Macrocarpa
Native from Nova Scotia to Manitoba and south to Pennsylvania and Texas, this beautiful oak has attractive corky bark especially interesting in winter. A great xeriscape plant, it tolerates a wide range of soil types and air pollutants. Voted 2001 Urban Tree of the Year by the Society of Municipal Arborists. GreatPlants® for the Great Plains 2004.
Drought Resistant
Drought Tolerant
Attracts Butterflies
Attracts Butterflies

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Sun Tolerance

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