Bur oak

Bur oak is the most majestic and long-lived of all North American oaks — individual trees commonly live 400–600 years and may exceed 1,000 years on favorable sites, developing massive, deeply furrowed, corky trunks and broad, spreading crowns of great character and presence. The acorns are the largest produced by any North American oak, each nearly half-enclosed in a distinctive fringed, mossy cup that gives the species its alternate name 'mossycup oak' — these large, low-tannin acorns were the most important food item for many plains tribes, who harvested and processed them into flour. Bur oak's extraordinary drought resistance — the result of a massive taproot that may penetrate 14 feet in the first year — made it the tree that historically crossed the prairie/forest boundary into the Great Plains, creating the legendary prairie grove ecosystems that supported bison herds. Like all oaks, it supports hundreds of native Lepidoptera species as host plants and its acorn crops feed deer, turkeys, bears, woodpeckers, and dozens of other wildlife species. A tree to plant for future generations. Спосіб посадки: Висадка розсади Відстань між рослинами: 480–960 дюймів Висота: 480–960 дюймів Дні до схожості: 14–45 Температура ґрунту для схожості: 7–18°C

Bur oak is the most majestic and long-lived of all North American oaks — individual trees commonly live 400–600 years and may exceed 1,000 years on favorable sites, developing massive, deeply furrowed, corky trunks and broad, spreading crowns of great character and presence. The acorns are the largest produced by any North American oak, each nearly half-enclosed in a distinctive fringed, mossy cup that gives the species its alternate name 'mossycup oak' — these large, low-tannin acorns were the most important food item for many plains tribes, who harvested and processed them into flour. Bur oak's extraordinary drought resistance — the result of a massive taproot that may penetrate 14 feet in the first year — made it the tree that historically crossed the prairie/forest boundary into the Great Plains, creating the legendary prairie grove ecosystems that supported bison herds. Like all oaks, it supports hundreds of native Lepidoptera species as host plants and its acorn crops feed deer, turkeys, bears, woodpeckers, and dozens of other wildlife species. A tree to plant for future generations. Спосіб посадки: Висадка розсади Відстань між рослинами: 480–960 дюймів Висота: 480–960 дюймів Дні до схожості: 14–45 Температура ґрунту для схожості: 7–18°C --- Час посадки: -8–-4 тижнів осіння посадка Plant young trees in fall in deep, moist to dry, well-drained to clay soil in full sun; bur oak is extraordinarily adaptable to a wide range of soils including alkaline clay but develops best in deep, moist, well-drained loam — plant small as the deep taproot resists transplanting.