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 ...

The McBaine Bur Oak tree outside of Columbia, Mo. caught on fire this morning. It is the oldest Bur Oak tree in the state and is estimated to be about 350-400 years old.

Arborists swung through the McBaine bur oak tree Saturday with saws and machetes, cutting off the dead growth. Limbs fell and exploded into splinters as they hit the ground. Good news for its many ...

The McBaine Burr Oak tree in Boone County, Missouri, was struck by lightning, and firefighters are extinguishing the fire in the largest of its kind in the U.S.

COLUMBIA, Mo.- The McBaine Bur Oak tree outside of Columbia, Mo. caught on fire this morning. It is the oldest Bur Oak tree in the state and is estimated to be about 350-400 years old. Fire crews r… ...

It’s the McBaine Burr Oak tree,” the NPS states. The behemoth plant stands approximately 90 feet tall with a 130-foot spread. It’s located about 10 miles southwest of Columbia on Burr Oak Road.

The McBaine Burr Oak tree in Boone County, Missouri, was struck by lightning, and firefighters are extinguishing the fire in the largest of its kind in the U.S.

MCBAINE - The Big Bur Oak Tree is now considered a Boone County Historical Site, making it the only tree in the county to hold that designation. The McBaine, Mo. Bur Oak tree. Matt McCabe ...

MCBAINE – Dan Johnson's business is the namesake of a Missouri treasure. Johnson is the CEO of Burr Oak Brewery. When he heard the big tree caught fire, he drove out to see it immediately. "At ...

The McBaine Burr Oak tree in Boone County, Missouri, was struck by lightning, and firefighters are extinguishing the fire in the largest of its kind in the U.S.

The McBaine Burr Oak tree in Boone County, Missouri, was struck by lightning, and firefighters are extinguishing the fire in the largest of its kind in the U.S.

The McBaine Burr Oak tree in Boone County, Missouri, was struck by lightning, and firefighters are extinguishing the fire in the largest of its kind in the U.S.