Burr Oak is a variant spelling of Bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa). The term can refer to some places in the United States:
- Burr Oak, Indiana
- Burr Oak, Iowa
- Burr Oak, Kansas
- Burr Oak, Michigan
- Burr Oak Township, Michigan
- Burr Oak, Missouri
- Burr Oak, Nevada
- Burr Oak, Ohio
- Burr Oak, Wisconsin
- Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois
- Burr Oak State Park in Ohio
Famous quotes containing the words burr and/or oak:
“Heaven sometimes hedges a rare character about with ungainliness and odium, as the burr that protects the fruit.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“Below me trees unnumbered rise,
Beautiful in various dyes:
The gloomy pine, the poplar blue,
The yellow beech, the sable yew,
The slender fir that taper grows,
The sturdy oak with broad-spread boughs.”
—John Dyer (1699–1758)