Tree – Oak Burr

Description

Burr Oak

(Quercus macrocarpa)

 Features:  This tree is native to the Qu’Appelle Valley. It has fiddle-shaped leathery leaves, huge rough-capped fruits that resemble acorns covered in moss, and deeply ridged bark.  Upright growth of its youth and middle age gives way to a broad spreading canopy at maturity.

Light:  Sun

Zone: 2

Mature height:   60-70 ft                            Mature spread:   25-35 ft