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

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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 pathogens within the tree of fungal ...

PONCA, Neb. — One of the oldest bur oak trees in the state of Nebraska, which predated the signing of the Declaration of Independence by more than a century, has died following years of extreme ...

PONCA, Neb. (KTIV) - Officials say one of Nebraska’s oldest trees, located in Ponca State Park, has died. The “Old Wolf Oak”, a bur oak that’s about 380 years old, was an often-visited ...

LINCOLN — One of Nebraska’s oldest trees has died, and officials are blaming drought conditions. The “Old Wolf Oak,” a burr oak with a 9.8-foot circumference located along a hiking ...

Q: I have a bur oak tree in our backyard that’s 9 years old. Last summer, I started noticing ridges on the tree trunk and branches. Is this normal? If not, is there anything I can do about it?