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Overcup Oak
The Overcup oak is easy to transplant and tolerates most soil conditions and partial shade to full sun. An important tree in difficult urban landscaping situations with uniform branching forming a rounded shape with an open crown. This oak tree is long overlooked by growers; the tree is just starting to be more popular and thus more readily available for home landscapes. Acorns are produced annually and are relatively small, usually between 1/2 an 1 inch. Fall color is a rich yellow-brown. The tree can produce very prolific acorn crops but generally does not begin to produce for 15 + years. The oak tree derives it's name from the acorn cap that very nearly covers the acorn. The Overcup Oak tree, Quercus lyrata, is a long-lived, very sturdy shade tree that will thrive in a wide variety of soil conditions. Overcup Oak trees can create wildlife habitat on land where most oak species can not survive. The Overcup Oak has brilliant reddish or gray brown bark and displays leathery dark green leaves in summer. ... more
Cherry Bark Oak pagodifolia, is also called bottomland red oak, red oak, swamp red oak, swamp Spanish oak, and Elliott oak. This deciduous tree has heavy strong wood which makes it an excellent timber tree; it is used for furniture and interior finish. Cherrybark Oak trees are a highly-valued red oak in the South. The Cherrybark Oak tree, Quercus falcata var. Many wild animals and birds use the acorns as food. This tree is also a pleasant shade tree and is a fast growing Oak tree. It is larger and better formed than southern red oak and commonly grows on more moist sites. |
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