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Overcup Oak (Quercus lyrata)

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Range

Growing in bottomlands or swamps in southeastern North America; leaves lobed, without bristle tips; acorns large, covered almost completely by a cup that is scaly, but not hairy or shaggy.

by Michael Kuo

Habitat: In moist soil in bottomlands and swamps; southeastern in distribution.

Stature: 40-60 feet high; to 3 feet in diameter; with crooked branches; with a rounded, open crown.

Leaves: 6-10 inches long; with 5-9 lobes; indentations irregular, wide, both shallow and deep; dark green above; paler green below.

Bark: Grayish; composed of loose plates.

Acorns: Sweet; to 1 inch long; nearly round; enclosed nearly completely in a tightly scaly cup that is not fringed, prominently hairy, or shaggy (compare with Bur Oak acorns).

Sources: Preston, R. J. (1989). North American Trees. Ames: Iowa State UP; Mohlenbrock, R. H. (1978). Forest Trees of Illinois. SIU: Ill. Dept. Natural Res.; Peattie, D. C. (1991). A Natural History of Trees of Eastern and Central North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

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Further Online Information:

Overcup Oak USFS Fact Sheet (PDF file)

 		 

Quercus lyrata

Quercus lyrata

Quercus lyrata



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