The oak, which was a notable local landmark, would likely have been growing in place before the town was established in 1863.

A giant bur oak estimated at more than 400 years old and regarded as the oldest tree in North Texas collapsed Oct. 25 during a heavy rain storm. The Quadricentennial Bur Oak, located in Bob Woodruff ...

PLANO, Texas — Arborist Steve Houser remembers the day fondly -- sitting in one of the branches of Plano's Quadri/Quincentennial Bur Oak high above the city's Bob Woodruff Park. "When I'd climb out ...

Nebraska's "Old Wolf Oak" tree, a burr oak that is more than 380 years old, has died after a long drought. (Courtesy of Nebraska Game and Parks Commission) LINCOLN — One of Nebraska’s oldest trees has ...

One of Nebraska's oldest trees, a bur oak estimated to be more than 380 years old, has died. The tree, known as the "Old Wolf Oak," is located at Ponca State Park in northeastern Nebraska along the ...

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Dead trees line the Salt Creek and Platte River near Mahoney State Park in June 2025. Horticulturists with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission were stumped when they started seeing significant ...

The Lake County forest preserve system again will be expanding with three acquisitions including a gift being made to protect an irreplaceable part of the landscape thought to have begun its life ...

CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) -- The huge bur oak tree on the east side of Eastern Illinois University's Old Main building is kind of like the university's alumni, Andy Methven thinks, because both are ...

A bur oak that was regarded as the oldest and largest tree in North Texas has fallen, uprooted Thursday by heavy rain, Plano city officials said. The Quadricentennial Bur Oak, located in Bob Woodruff ...