--- title: Bur Oak is a Great Missouri Shade Tree description: Bur Oak is a Great Missouri Shade Tree image: https://www.cartwrighttree.com/hs-fs/file-2773277460-jpg/blog-files/bur-oak.jpg --- # Bur Oak is a Great Missouri Shade Tree Sep 24, 2012 10:42:38 AM [![bur oak](https://www.cartwrighttree.com/hs-fs/file-2773277460-jpg/blog-files/bur-oak.jpg?width=360&height=260&name=bur-oak.jpg)](https://www.cartwrighttree.com/hs-fs/file-2773277460-jpg/blog-files/bur-oak.jpg) The Bur Oak is such a great Missouri shade tree that the [University of Missouri](http://extension.missouri.edu/p/G6800) used a photograph of it in an article entitled: "Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees". The graceful tree grows well in neighboring Kansas, where [Kansas State University](http://www.hfrr.ksu.edu/doc1833.ashx) named it "Tree of the Year". Here are the features that make the Bur Oak a beautiful tree to walk beneath, lie under, or gaze at on a warm sunny day. - Adaptable to most soils. - String limbs that are relatively resistant to storms. - Tolerates urban conditions well. - The [Kansas Forest Service](http://www.kansasforests.org/conservation/deciduous/buroak.shtml) notes that the Bur Oak is robust and resists diseases. - The *Quercus marcocarpa* has a sizable height and crown. - The Bur Oak is native to Missouri, and is so common that there is a nature center named after it -- [Burr Oak Woods](http://mdc.mo.gov/regions/kansas-city/burr-oak-woods-nature-center). (The tree can be spelled Bur or Burr.) *--* *For tree care and maintenance in Kansas and Missouri, call **[Cartwright Tree Care](https://www.cartwrighttree.com) at 816-965-6758.* [Tree Healthcare](https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/topic/tree-healthcare), [Tree Maintenance](https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/topic/tree-maintenance) ##### Like it? Share it: [Twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/bur-oak-is-a-great-missouri-shade-tree) [LinkedIn ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/bur-oak-is-a-great-missouri-shade-tree) [Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/bur-oak-is-a-great-missouri-shade-tree) ### You may also like [More Reasons to Avoid Ornamental Pear Trees ](https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/more-reasons-to-avoid-ornamental-pear-trees) ##### [More Reasons to Avoid Ornamental Pear Trees](https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/more-reasons-to-avoid-ornamental-pear-trees) 17 April, 2015 When adding trees to your landscape, you should keep in mind that there are some trees that you may want to avoid. One o... [Read this article](https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/more-reasons-to-avoid-ornamental-pear-trees) [Twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/more-reasons-to-avoid-ornamental-pear-trees) [LinkedIn ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/more-reasons-to-avoid-ornamental-pear-trees) [Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/more-reasons-to-avoid-ornamental-pear-trees) [Missouri Planting 250,000 Trees ](https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/missouri-planting-250000-trees) ##### [Missouri Planting 250,000 Trees](https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/missouri-planting-250000-trees) 26 September, 2012 The Kansas City Star reported that The Missouri Department of Transportation will purchase 250,000 seedlings to replace ... [Read this article](https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/missouri-planting-250000-trees) [Twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/missouri-planting-250000-trees) [LinkedIn ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/missouri-planting-250000-trees) [Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/missouri-planting-250000-trees) [November's Tree of the Month: Swamp White Oak ](https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/novembers-tree-of-the-month-swamp-white-oak) ##### [November's Tree of the Month: Swamp White Oak](https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/novembers-tree-of-the-month-swamp-white-oak) 6 August, 2012 The Swamp White Oak is a popular tree in Kansas City, according to Kansas City Homes & Gardens Magazine. [Read this article](https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/novembers-tree-of-the-month-swamp-white-oak) [Twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/novembers-tree-of-the-month-swamp-white-oak) [LinkedIn ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/novembers-tree-of-the-month-swamp-white-oak) [Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.cartwrighttree.com/blog/novembers-tree-of-the-month-swamp-white-oak)