It's the burr oak -- a magnificent ... This superb large low-maintenance tree will be admired for years to come with its deeply furrowed bark, gray-green leaves, and yellow catkin flowers.

Q: A squirrel must have planted a bur oak ... years the leaves have started to turn black around their edges by early October. They fall to the ground with no color change. A second tree in ...

Healthy oak trees are not susceptible to oak wilt in an infected area. Bur oak, white oak and other members of the white oak family are resistant to the fungus and can be planted in oak wilt centers.