Quercus macrocarpa

• BOTANICAL NAME: Quercus macrocarpa
• PRONUNCIATION: KWER-kus ma-kro-CAR-pa
• COMMON NAME: Bur or Mossy-cup Oak
• FAMILY: Fagaceae
• NATIVITY: Canada and upper Midwest to Texas (in higher elevations).
• GROWTH HABIT: Somewhat pyramidal to oval in youth becoming broad-crowned with age. Can be irregular and shrubby. Slow growth rate, 70'-80' (100') tall.
• HARDINESS: Zone 2-8
• CULTURE: Rich, deep, well-drained soils in full sun. Adaptable to many different soils.
• LANDSCAPE USE: Taprooted and difficult to transplant; drought- resistant.
• FOLIAGE: Alternate, simple, 4"-10" long, obovate, base wedge-shaped, leaf shaped like a fiddle. There are 2-3 rounded lobes on upper half of leaf and 5-7 additional lobes on lower half of leaf. Yellow-brown blotchy fall color.
• BUDS: 1/8" - 1/4".
• BARK: Thick, rugged, ridged, dark gray.
• FRUIT: Nut (acorn) ¾" to 1 ½" long. Involucre (cup) covers ½ to ¾ of nut and is fringed. Acorn matures first year.
• PROPAGATION: Seed.
• PESTS: Numerous.
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