subject: The Burr Oak Among The Most Common Plants From Texas [print this page] The Burr Oak [also sometimes referred to as the Bur Oak] is a member of the white oak family and is one of the most majestic plants from Texas. Common across the Great Plains and found all the way north to Canada, the Burr Oak is a beautiful, spreading oak that is also fire resistant. Chambersville Tree Farms in north central Texas cultivates and sells Burr Oaks using organic methods to take advantage of and nurture the tree's strengths. It is among the many plants from Texas offered by the local tree farm.
Like other plants from Texas, the Burr Oak is drought tolerant and can survive in just about any soil. It grows up to 100 feet tall and can live as long as 400 years. Considering the slow-growing tree adds only a foot per year, it can be an addition to any home site that will last for generations.
Burr Oaks yield acorns that, along with leaves and bark, are food for squirrels, deer, cattle and other wildlife. They generally grow in the open, away from other tree groupings or forests. That makes it an excellent choice as an ornamental tree. Recently, Chambersville Tree Farms donated a Burr Oak to the city of McKinney, Texas, in honor of its annual Arbor Day celebration.
Chambersville Tree Farms [CTF] is a large farm that grows a number of varieties of trees and plants from Texas. Using strictly organic growing techniques, CTF has expertise in growing both native and adapted varieties of trees like the Burr Oak. Chambersville Tree Farms uses only inorganic fertilizers and does not use any pesticides on their plants. Owners Dean and Carol Oswald are committed to only the best organic growing methods for all their plants and trees.
The Oswalds constructed their farm, which opened in 2004, to take advantage of the 15-acre property's landscape features as well as to enhance water conservation. Plants from Texas require frequent watering during times of drought, so rainwater is collected from rain cisterns on top of a barn and also from natural ponds on the farm. In addition to growing trees, shrubs and other plants from Texas, the Chambersville Tree Farm has a large collection of old roses, including Tea, China and Noisette roses that are heat resistant and grow well in the Texas climate. They also developed the Chambersville Heritage Rose Garden, one of only four heritage rose gardens in the country. Grown solely from root stock, the roses at Chambersville Tree Farms are an example of the dedication the company has to growing and preserving plants from Texas.
The Chambersville Tree Farm is 12 miles from McKinney in Chambersville, Texas. In addition to Burr Oaks, The Chambersville Tree Farm grows other oak species, ash, magnolias, birch, pines, cypress, redwood and other ornamental trees and plants from Texas or adapted to grow in the region. The farm is open to visitors on selected days and also sells to wholesalers.
For visiting days or more information, visit ChambersVilleTreeFarms.
