The Bur Oak is a member of the white oak group. It is sometimes called the MossyCup Oak. The tree is tall (80 feet) with a bole diameter of more than two feet. The trunk is grayish with shallow grooves. Leaves have deep indented lobes which are shiny,leathery on top and white,hairy underneath. The acorns are short (less than an inch long) with distinctive fringed caps. Twigs are yellow-brown with blunt,straight,hairy buds.

The growing region is from Texas to New York. Oak is a hardwood providing a major portion of the annual lumber in the United States. Oak trees are generally slow-growing and long-lived and tend to be relatively resistant to diseases and insects. Tannin is a major produce from oak bark.