#quercusmacrocarpa

[anthropocenesketchbook]

South Dakota landscape and plants. #harebell #campanularotundifolia #joepyeweed #eutrochiumpurpureum #commonmullein #verbascumthapsus #buroak #quercusmacrocarpa #blackhillsspruce #piceaglaucadensata #ponderosapine #pinusponderosa #travelsketching #naturesketching https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn3_nF3g3gA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1llss8vhx57f6

[fearlessgardening]

Sometimes you have to soak in the magnificence of a big old bur oak where ever you encounter it. #buroak #quercusmacrocarpa #quercus #oaksofinstagram #bigtree https://www.instagram.com/p/ChnvIE_uR-j/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[lover-of-trees]

Close-up of bark from same tree as prior post - Burr Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) . . . . . . . #treesofinstagram #treesofig #nativetrees #quercus #quercusmacrocarpa #burroak #oak https://www.instagram.com/p/B2EMQ31Be5m/?igshid=zzl3tlj2hnv9

[lover-of-trees]

I apologize for the long hiatus in posting tree photos. Meteorological autumn began 6 days ago (September 1st) and this is like a Broadway opening night for trees in my region. In about a month or so, they're going to explode into every color under the sun. Hoping to share that here with you. Pictured: large, mature Burr Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) . . . . . . #treesofinstagram #treesofig #nativetrees #quercus #quercusmacrocarpa #burroak #oak https://www.instagram.com/p/B2EIshwhz2v/?igshid=19dtm31oz3115

[geoffreyneal]

Quercus macrocarpa (bur oak) #cokerarboretum #ncbg #northcarolinabotanicalgarden #unc #chapelhill #quercus #quercusmacrocarpa #buroak #native #nativetrees #nativeflora #leaves #gffry (at Coker Arboretum)

[students-canadensis]

This is a blog! Written by four Horticulture students! E, D, J,&  M! 

Over the month of November we will be posting interesting facts regarding our exploits in horticulture education! 

First we’ll teach you the first thing we learned!                                           

Binomial Nomenclature!

It means giving things two names!  All living things are assigned a scientific name by the community. Most are Latin based. The first word is the Genus, or family. For instance, Quercus Macrocarpa, commonly known as bur oak. Anytime you see the name Quercus you know it is of the Oak family. Quercus is the Genus and Marcocarpa gets more specific with describing which oak it is. This is known as the Specific Epithet. In this case Macrocarpa designates this Quercus as a burr oak. Macrocarpa is Latin for “large fruited” because these oaks have large acorns.

In case of our blog’s name “Student: we are Students! Students from Canada, and therefore Canadensis. Check back with Students Canadensis for more Horticultured updates. Get it? Horticultured. ha!

Regards,

E, D, J, & M.

Photo Courtesy: Wikimedia Commons