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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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COMMON NAME
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Quercus lyrata
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Overcup Oak
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PLANT FAMILY
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SIZE GROUP
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PLANT TYPE
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Fagaceae
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8
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deciduous tree
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GROWTH HABIT, RATE:
Oval-rounded to rounded in habit, slow growing.
ADAPTABILITY:
Adapts well to wet sites and poorly drained soils, as it is a floodplain forest
tree in nature.
FUNCTIONS:
Shade tree.
PROBLEMS AND MAINTENANCE:
None serious, easier to transplant than white oak.
NATIVE RANGE:
Eastern United States
USEFUL RANGE (USDA Zones):
Zones 6-9
SUBSPECIES, VARIETIES, CULTIVARS:
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