OverCup Oak (Quercus lyrata)
Pearl River Nursery
1032 Camp Lane
Hazlehurst, MS 39083
Overcup oak (Quercus lyrata) is generally a small to medium sized tree growing 45 to 70 feet with an irregularly shaped and open crown. Overcup has brilliant reddish or gray brown bark and displays leathery dark green leaves in the summer. Fall color is bright scarlet. Overcup oak thrives in swamps and bottomlands, but has grown successfully in arid conditions and in a wide range of soil types. Squirrels, turkeys and deer eat the acorns.
Habitat:
Intermediate shade tolerance; found in wet bottomlands, floodplains, rivers, and sloughs.
Fruit:
Acorn, 2 cm long, buoyant, round; nut is shiny brown; cap is loose with fused scales, almost completely covers the nut. Matures in one season.
Uses:
White oak lumber. Ornamantal value, but acorns can be messy. Squirrels, turkeys and deer eat the acorns.
Botantical Name:
Quercus is Latin for "oak tree"; lyrata means "lyrelike" referring to wider lobes near the apex.
Contact Information
Email: treesales@plumcreek.com
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