Source: Siebmacher's Wappenbuch	Source: Rietstap's Armorial General
Original Language: Argent a two-towered castle gules, at sinister a curtain wall embattled of the last; issuant from the battlements of the wall a man facing sinister habited sable and grasping in his hands the trunk of a tree proper growing from the terrace vert which also supports the castle.	Original Language: D'ARG, A UN CHATEAU DE DEUX TOURS DE GU., SENESTRE D'UN AVANT-MUR DU MEME, LE TOUT CREN., ET UN HOMME CONT., HAB. DE SA., MOUV. DES CRENEAUX DU MUR ET EMPOIGNANT LE FUT D'UN ARBRE DE SIN., UN ARBRE DE SIN.
Translated: Silver: a red two-towered castle; on the right a red curtain wall embattled; issuing from the battlements of the wall a man facing right, dresed in black and grasping in his hands the trunk of a tree naturally colored, growing from the green ground on which is placed the castle.	Silver; on a green ground, a two-towered castle; on the right is a red embattled curtain wall, and issuing from the battlements of the wall is a man facing right, dressed in black and grasping in his hands, the trunk of a naturally colored tree.
Above the shield and helmet is the Crest which is described as "A tree vert." translated as "A green tree".
The surname Burkholder appears to be occupational in origin, and is believed to be associated with the Irish, meaning, "fort holder".
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