The Arboretum has approximately of restored and remnant forest, Cannon River floodplain, bur oak ( " Quercus macrocarpa " ) savannah, and tallgrass prairie.
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The larvae feed on " Quercus " species, including " Quercus rubra " and the host for which the species is named, " Quercus macrocarpa ".
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"Quercus macrocarpa " is widespread in the Atlantic coastal plain from New Brunswick to North Carolina, west as far as Alberta, eastern Montana, Wyoming, and northeastern New Mexico.
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This can be seen today by the presence of many old ( over a century ) bur oaks ( " Quercus macrocarpa " ) in the Arb forests, now overgrown by fire-intolerant species.
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Leaving the river behind in a sandy area where his ox carts could not pass, he went across country, and the land became greener, with more water and groves of bur oak ( " Quercus macrocarpa " ) trees.
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Further north in the ecoregion, the transitional grassland ecoclimate supports a vegetation of quaking aspen ( " Populus tremuloides " ), bur oak ( " Quercus macrocarpa " ) groves, mixed tall shrubs, and intermittent fescue grasslands.
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Just a few examples : Joshua tree to Yucca brevifolia; White oak to Quercus alba ( which was then reversed ) : based on the logs, this one seems to have been moved and reversed 3 ( ! ) times; Bur oak to Quercus macrocarpa.
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Schaapveld lists six trees as the absolute best varieties to plant in North Texas : shumard oak ( " Quercus shumardii " ), Chinese pistache ( " Pistacia chinensis " ), lacebark elm ( " Ulmus parvifolia " ), bur oak ( " Quercus macrocarpa " ), chinquapin oak ( " Quercus muhlenbergii " ) and live oak ( " Quercus virginiana " ).