✅Overcup Oak

20 Trees to Know
Written By TJ Nagel

General Info

  • Latin Name - Quercus lyrata
  • Native Range - New Jersey to Florida, west to Missouri and Texas
  • Growth Rate - Medium, Fast in youth
  • Mature Height - 40–60’
  • Mature Spread - 40–60’

Arborist Thoughts

  • An excellent oak for use in challenging sites.  Overcup oak is a bottomlands species in its native habitat and adapts well to poor quality soils, poorly drained sites and restricted root zones.
  • Overcup oak transplants well and is faster growing than most other oaks in the white oak group.
  • Great specimen tree or a street tree for areas where overhead utilities are not an issue.

TJ Nagel

TJ loves trees. He is an avid gardener and plant collector. TJ graduated from The Ohio State University with a B.S. in Agriculture with a major in Landscape Horticulture and minor in Entomology. TJ is a Certified Arborist and well versed in Plant Pathology.

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