This study of bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) in east-central Illinois examines some ecological consequences of the variation in seed number per acorn. The frequency of double-seeded acorns ranges from 0 ...

Q: I picked up egg-sized acorns from a bur oak in DeWitt County. Can I start them in pots and transplant to my property in Matagorda County? — M.V, Houston A: The bur oak is in the white oak group.

Q. I want to collect the large acorns from a bur oak near my home. I collected them years ago, but the past few I have not seen the fruit. Maybe I'm looking at the wrong time of year? Do they bear ...

Autumn is the perfect time to hike with kids and hunt for colorful leaves and unique acorns in Southeast Missouri’s diverse ...

The bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) is a noble native tree. This oak has large (5- to 9-inch-long), dark-green leaves. The base fiddle-shaped leaves have deep, rounded sinuses. The acorns are most ...

Native plant specialist Nadia Navarrete-Tindall is looking for a few good people (even just one person!) to make flour from Burr Oak Acorns. Why? Because it's a rare find, and if found, can sell for ...

Last week's cool, cloudy and windy weather discouraged fishing activities around the state. The nasty weather that kept anglers off the lakes, however, sent some deer hunters into the woods, or at ...

It’s not often I vacuum my backyard. Actually, I’ve never vacuumed it until last week. My problem was an increasing number of acorns the neighborhood squirrels were chewing off our bur oak tree (also ...

Acorns, they're everywhere at this time of year, and you can eat them after some heavy processing.Rohan Thomson During the 30 years I have contributed to The Canberra Times I have never featured ...

The leaves are starting to fall off the big bur oak tree in my back yard. The drought this summer has caused them to drop earlier than usual. Soon I will be raking thousands of leaves and removing ...