BURR OAK — When it came to picking a sport to potentially play in college, Braylyn Hernandez of Burr Oak was unsure which ...

A bur oak tree, which has potentially been at its site at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo since around 1800, is seen on Nov. 22, 2022. The centuries old bur oak is set to come down this spring due to ...

The Seward neighborhood bur oak, determined to be more than 300 years old, was declared dead and cut down in 2010.

While it was not standing 1,453 feet tall, the Empire State Building did plod along Burr Oak Lake last Saturday.

The Bur Oak, a landmark at the Lincoln Park Zoo, was about 300 years old. Before it was chopped down, people lined up to say goodbye. Cuttings from the tree are being nurtured into saplings.

He says that whether the bur oak will need a helping hand is still very much in the air, but it’s something scientists need to know — and the sooner, the better.

The bur oak at Big Spring has survived fire, wind and drought. A listing on the tree registry and landmark designations for the spring area won’t guarantee their protection from natural disaster ...

Plano’s bur oak tree is 90 feet tall, and has a circumference of 196 inches with a crown spread of 103 feet, according to the Texas Historic Tree Coalition. Advertisement.

Sentencing In Burr Oak Scandal Delayed; Prosecutors Seek 15-Year Sentences Keith and Terrence Nicks' conduct was so "unique" in its depravity, they need to be put ...

Q.:We need some advice on our big Bur Oak. It is one of the largest in Jackson County and was the reason we bought our land and built our house where we did. It is part of us and I ...

Burr Oak remained in receivership for about six years after the scandal and later came under ownership of the Carter family, which owns Restvale Cemetery, 11700 S. Laramie Ave., in Alsip.

The champion bur oak in the McBaine River Bottoms is healing after it was struck by lightning about eight months ago. “It will live longer than we will,” John Sam Williamson, owner of the farm ...