Quercus lyrata ~ Overcup Oak - Delivered By ServeScape

Quercus lyrata

Overcup Oak

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**Dormancy Note - This plant is currently dormant for the winter! It is available for purchase! Your delivered plant may be dormant, or showing very little top growth. However, you can still plant! These plants are putting all their energy into root production, so they will be ready to thrive in the spring! If you have any issues with your plant the following peak season, you can fill out our return request form to request a replacement plant.

Overcup Oak is a medium-sized native deciduous tree with a broad rounded crown and straight trunk with slightly shaggy bark.  The large deep lobed foliage is dark green with a fuzzy white underside that turns shades of yellow-brown in fall.  The acorns have a cap that covers ⅔ of the acorn.  Best grown in full sun and rich, moist, acidic well-drained soils.  Tolerates wet soils.

Type: 

Tree

Origins:

Southeast N. America; GA Native

Height: 

40’ - 60’

Spread: 

40’ - 60’

Spacing: 

50’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

5 - 9

Culture: 

Full Sun, Part Sun

Bloom Color: 

Green

Season of Interest:

Fall

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low Maintenance.  Chlorosis is common in alkaline or neutral soils.  Oaks are susceptible to a large number of diseases, including oak wilt, blight, root rot, anthracnose, oak leaf blister, cankers, leaf spots, and powdery mildew.  Potential insect pests include scale, oak skeletonizer, leaf miner, galls, oak lace bugs, borers, caterpillars and nut weevils.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, BordersWoodland GardensNaturalized AreasWildlife Gardens Privacy Screen, and Shade Tree.

COMPANION PLANTS: MagnoliaBurning BushCrape Myrtle

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