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==Cultivation== ''Quercus macrocarpa'' is cultivated by [[plant nursery|plant nurseries]] for use in gardens, in parks, and on urban sidewalks. Among the white oaks, it is one of the most tolerant of [[urban area|urban]] conditions, and is one of the fastest-growing of the group.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}} It has been planted in many climates, ranging northwards to [[Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage]], [[Alaska]], and as far south as [[Mission, Texas]].{{citation needed|date=March 2021}} It withstands [[chinook wind|chinook]] conditions in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]].{{citation needed|date=May 2019}} It is drought tolerant.{{r|gobot}} [[Coppicing]] has been shown to produce superior growth.<ref>Bur oak (''Quercus macrocarpa'') biomass production on a former coal mine site: positive effects of coppicing on rapid recovery of growth and yield. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 2019 49(9): 1060-1068 Mosseler, A.; Major, J.E.; and McPhee, D.</ref>
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