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 ...

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 ...

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.

Acorns are beginning to shed from oak trees with fall’s arrival in the Midwest. To some, the acorns are a welcome sign of cooler days to come and can even provide entertainment by attracting wildlife.

BRAINERD — Last week’s cooler weather beckoned those who lean toward the outdoors, or at least got them thinking about it. Read more Bill Marchel I took advantage of the comfortable temperatures to ...

Since I first got interested in native edible plants, I had heard about the edibility of oak acorns. I read in many books and articles in mainstream publications and heard personal accounts that ...

Doug Witt, left, and his niece, Laura Greenfield, gather acorns from Babe, a giant, centuries-old bur oak on Oakland Farm, which has been in their family since 1876. They grow and sell small trees ...