Quercus macrocarpa (Bur Oak)

A white oak tolerant of heavy clay soil. Is asymmetrical when young and becomes stately with age.

Associates: Claytonia virginica (Spring Beauty), Cornus racemosa (Gray Dogwood), Geranium maculatum (Wild Geranium), Phlox divaricata (Blue/Woodland Phlox), Podophyllum peltatum (Mayapple), Polemonium reptans (Jacob’s Ladder), Polygonatum canaliculatum (Smooth Solomon’s Seal), Prunus serotina (Wild Black Cherry), Ribes missouriensis (Missouri gooseberry), Smilacina racemosa (False Solomon’s Seal), Tilia americana (American Linden)