Burr Oak
Burr Oak
Quercus macrocarpa
tree☀️ full-sun🪴 loam📏 tall🌡️ RHS H6–H7
📋Quick Facts
Height
20.0-30.0m
Spread
20.0-25.0m
Growth
🚀 Fast
Grows quickly, needs regular attention
Maintenance
Low maintenance
Minimal pruning and care needed
Water
💧💧 Average watering
Every "7-10" days
Hardiness
Zone 5-8
About
Native oak with strong timber and wildlife value.
Top tip
Sessile oak suits woodlands and parkland; little care is needed once established.
Also known as: Roble sessil / roble albar, Carvalho-alvarinho / carvalho-roble, Traubeneiche, Chêne sessile, Quercia sessile, Wintereik (Quercus petraea), Quercus petraea, Sessile oak
Pest Resilience
4/5 — Good resilience
Few significant pests; generally a very tough and long-lived native oak.
Visual Characteristics
Flowers
Yes
Blooms in Spring
🍳
Culinary
Culinary Use
Acorn flour (leached), roasted acorn coffee, acorn porridge (leached), acorn bread, smoking wood
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How to Propagate
🌰Seed
Easy✂️Cutting
Moderate🌿Layering
Moderate🌱Budding
Moderate🔗Grafting
AdvancedHardiness Zones
H1a (tender)H7 (very hardy)
RHS H6–H7
USDA 5 equivalent