
How to grow bur oak
Quercus macrocarpa
When to plant bur oak
Plant this tree while dormant, in fall or early spring. Extension guidance rates fall, after leaf drop, and early spring, before bud break, as the best windows; balled-and-burlapped or bare-root stock goes in during dormancy so roots establish before top growth resumes.
Bur Oak is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.
Growing conditions
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Spacing
- 840 to 960 in apart
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil pH
- 5 to 8.5
Common problems
- oak wilt
- borers
- galls
- leaf spots
Sources
- North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox (NC State Extension): Quercus macrocarpa (Bur Oak)
- Clemson Cooperative Extension, Home & Garden Information Center: Planting Trees Correctly (HGIC 1001)
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