A family strolls past the bur oak tree in Lincoln Park Zoo. At 250 to 300 years old, it is one of the oldest living things in the city. But it’s dying and is due to to be cut down Monday.

A bur oak tree, which has potentially been at its site at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo since around 1800, is seen on Nov. 22, 2022. The centuries old bur oak is set to come down this spring due to ...

The Viroqua Historic Preservation Commission has designated the Gilman Champion Bur Oak Tree as a Viroqua Historic Landmark.

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The bark on bur oak is medium to dark gray in color with heavy ridges and plates, often so thick that it is often fire resistant and resistant to damage from burning. Bur oak may have terminal buds ...

But alas, a historic bur oak tree at the Lincoln Park Zoo reached the end of its natural life – and it was cut down on Tuesday. CBS 2's Noel Brennan was there as a small crowd gathered to watch ...

PONCA, Neb. (KCAU) — Nebraska Game & Parks confirmed that the “Old Wolf Oak” at Ponca State Park, a tree that is believed to be more than 300 years old, has died. “You start seeing ...

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. -- It was 10 years ago that a 170-year-old burr oak tree growing in the middle of a Grant County cornfield grabbed the attention of professional photographer Mark ...

See the newest trees added to the Spiegel Grove arboretum, ... The Burr oak dedication will take place at 8:30 a.m. on the Hayes Home verandah.

The fight to save 300-year-old burr oak trees near Geneva appears to be over after activists say the trees they tried to preserve have been clear-cut. “I went through stages of grief every ...