Quercus lyrata
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A
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Overcup Oak
Fagaceae
Plant Specifics
| Size: | 40-60 ft | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Fruit Color: | Brown | |
| Phenology: | Deciduous | |
| Habitats: | Bottomland floodplains and inundated river levees, lake swamps, rarely on non-wetland portions of floodplains. |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Shade tree. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| Moisture Tolerance: | Stays Wet ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | Clay, Loam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
- Acorns appreciated by squirrels, deer, turkey, and other wildlife
- Used by birds for resting and nesting
- Said (by the Lady Bird Johnson Wildlflower Center) to attract water fowl
Host plant for the White-M Hairstreak and Horace's Duskywing butterflies.