Bottomland Bur Oak

[bwoods11]

I ordered 25 of the Bottomland Bur Oak from Iowa DNR nursery. There’s a few guys on here that have planted it … any pics ? Recommendations?

It must be some type of hybrid?

 

[Teeder]

Is that like the swamp burs at Kelly's?

 

[bwoods11]

Is that like the swamp burs at Kelly's?

I’m not sure, guessing they are similar?

 

[OakSeeds]

Looks like it could be mostly marketing hype, they say nothing about parentage or the notion of a hybrid - hybrids are frequently identified and promoted as "growth vigorous." They simply say the tree is best suited for bottom-land planting and produces larger acorns than a typical bur oak.
It certainly won't hurt to plant a few; especially if they produce large acorns.

 

[bwoods11]

Looks like it could be mostly marketing hype, they say nothing about parentage or the notion of a hybrid - hybrids are frequently identified and promoted as "growth vigorous." They simply say the tree is best suited for bottom-land planting and produces larger acorns than a typical bur oak.
It certainly won't hurt to plant a few; especially if they produce large acorns.

I’ve read a couple Iowa landowners comment on it . They said it grows very fast ? I can’t remember if it was on here, or Iowawhitetail… or both ?

 

[OakSeeds]

from the Iowa DNR web page .... maybe they got lucky?
Bottomland Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) Zones 3-9

Growth Rate: slow (less than 12" per year)	Height: 50-80' / Spread: 25-30'
pH Levels: 7-7.5	Soils: prefers moist bottomland sites
Sun: requires full sun	Tolerate: drought, high pH, city smoke, air pollution, clay soils
Fall Color: yellow	Flowering Dates: flowers emerge shortly after the leaves appear, late April to mid-June

 

[williams111]

I have some planted in 2020. They’re consistently outpacing swo planted the same time. There is one freak in the bunch that is about 3 times the size of the others with about 20 acorns this year.

This is also something the Iowa State website says regarding this tree that I thought was interesting. It may be resistant to bur oak blight? Do other oaks get blight or is this something specific to Bur? I assume that is different then oak wilt?

 

[BuckSutherland]

^^^

Wow, that tree is incredible.

 

[williams111]

^^^

Wow, that tree is incredible.

It really is, it has not been babied either as you can see. I am certainly taking better care of it now after seeing what it is doing.

 

[bwoods11]

Well I’m excited to try them !! I hope I get a few freaks like that one !

 

[Angus 1895]

If you want to sell/ trade acorns outta the freak please let minnow!

 

[williams111]

If you want to sell/ trade acorns outta the freak please let minnow!

I won't have many this year. I will let you know next year if it produces any, which I'm wondering if it won't have many? Aren't white oaks somewhat biennial?

 

[Angus 1895]

I believe so

 

[bwoods11]

I’ve got one bur oak hybrid type that produced acorns after 5 years. It’s 7-8 years now and I planned on grabbing the acorns & the squirrels had eaten every one in about 3 days ?

They all seemed to drop at once, or they actually were knocking them down?

 

[Teeder]

I keep tubes around mine in an attempt to slow the squirrels down.

 

[BuckSutherland]

When the local swamp white oaks drop their crop the critters get them cleaned up with blistering speed. They must really like those acorns a lot cause the action under burr oaks is never that good. Couple of the white oaks I saw at the arboretum a few weeks back actively had critters up in the tree doing harvesting. If you get tasty trees the stuff can be gone in a real hurry.