Overcup Oak

Quercus lyrata Walter

Beech family

Plant Type

Tree

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

80.0 feet

Spread

7.3 feet

Flower Color

Yellow

Bloom Time

Mid Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use High

Drought Tolerance None

Flood Tolerance High

Soil

Soil Types Clay, Loam

CaCO3 Tolerance Low

Fertility Need Medium

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance Low

Salt Tolerance None

Climate

pH Range 4.5 – 7.5

Frost-Free Days 180 days

Precipitation 36 – 60 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Host Anisota virginiensis, Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus

Fall Color Yes

Evergreen No

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.