"Wolf Tree - Bur Oak" - open edition print
from the original oil painting - © Bruce A. Morrison
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"Wolf Tree - Bur Oak" was a painting done of a Bur Oak at Southwood Wildlife Area down in Woodbury County, Iowa. Older Bur Oaks are amazing trees and their branches characteristically reach down and sometimes even rest upon the ground. Often you will see scat on top of these branches from Raccoon and even Fox. You won't see these branches in manicured parks or residential yards of course - only where they are not trimmed or pruned over the years...like out in a pasture or prairie.
The term "Wolf Tree" is given to a dominant tree in a location; a tree that has no other competition. The dictionary defines it as "a very large tree that has a wide-spreading crown and inhibits or prevents the growth of smaller trees around it".
Bur Oaks are favorites of mine...they survive prairie fires well with their thick corky bark, and they are slow growers for their region. They have such character in their shape and branches. When you see them out in the open in a prairie or oak savanna, they are very majestic looking.
"Wolf Tree - Bur Oak" is available as a signed open edition print with an image size of approximately 10X15" on an archival sheet of 13X17" paper. All our prints are printed with archival inks and on archival papers for a couple life time's or more worth of viewing pleasure!
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