Quercus lyrata

Common Name(s):

Overcup oak

Categories:

Native Plants, Poisonous Plants, Trees

Comment:

Native oak tree in the Fagaceae family. It tolearates wet sites. 

Wildlife Value:  This tree is mildly resistant to damage by deer.

Height:

35-45 ft.

Flower:

Pollen flowers in drooping, elongated clusters; 0.7 to 1 in. acorn; cup covers most of the acorn

Zones:

5-9

Habit:

Deciduous

Site:

Sun; range of soil types including damp sites

Texture:

Medium

Form:

Pyramidal oval when young; oval to rounded with age; uniform branching; lower branches are upswept

Family:

Fagaceae

Poison Part:

Acorns (seeds of nuts) and young leaves.

Poison Delivery Mode:

Ingestion.

Symptoms:

Stomach pain, constipation and later bloody diarrhea, excessive thirst and urination

Edibility:

EDIBLE PARTS: Acorns (nuts) are edible after tannins are leached or boiled out. HARVEST TIME: Only collect nutsfrom areas you kn

Toxic Principle:

Gallotannins, quercitrin, and quercitin.

Severity:

CAUSES ONLY LOW TOXICITY IF EATEN.

Found in:

Forest or natural areas; landscape as ornamental and shade trees.

Width:

35-40 ft.

Growth Rate:

Moderate

Leaf:

6 to 8 in. alternate, simple leathery leaves; tannin brown fall color

Tags:

deciduous, nuts, wet sites, deer resistant, wet

NCCES plant id: 2165