He who owns a veteran bur oak owns more than a tree. He owns a historical library, and a reserved seat in the theater of evolution. To the discerning eye, his farm is labeled with the badge and symbol of the prairie war.

April: Bur Oak, p. 30. - A Sand County Almanac, 1949 - "April: Come High Water," "April: Draba," "April: Bur Oak," & "April:Sky Dance"