![]() ![]() Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Native Plant Poisonous Tree Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Deciduous Habit/Form: Broad Rounded Growth Rate: Slow Maintenance: Medium Texture: Medium.Edibility: Poisonous Dimensions: Height: 35 ft. ![]() Play Value: Wildlife Cover/Habitat Wildlife Food Source Wildlife Larval Host Wildlife Nesting Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems): This tree is mildly resistant to damage by deer. Juvenal’s Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis) has one brood from April-June, appearing as early as January in Florida. Horace’s Duskywing (Erynnis horatius) has three broods in Texas and the deep south from January-November, and two broods in the north from April-September. White-M Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album) has three broods in the north from February-October. Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus), has three to four flights in the south from February-November and two flights in the north from May-September. Edward's Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii), has one flight from May-July in the south and June-July in the north. Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus), which have one flight from June-August everywhere but Florida where they emerge April-May. You may see Imperial Moth (Eacles imperialis) larvae which have one brood per season and appear from April-October in the south. Oak trees support a wide variety of Lepidopteran. Wildlife Value: Birds and small mammals eat the acorns. Not a high-value lumber tree Life Cycle: Woody Recommended Propagation Strategy: Seed Country Or Region Of Origin: Eastern North America Distribution: AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA.įound in all southeastern states, west to Texas and Oklahoma, and north to Illinois. Attributes: Genus: Quercus Species: lyrata Family: Fagaceae Uses (Ethnobotany): Used as firewood.Tags: #hardy #showy flowers #deciduous #full sun tolerant #wildlife plant #moth caterpillar host #spring flowers #fall interest #flowering tree #showy fruits #nuts #small mammals #moist soil #food source wildlife #NC native #deer resistant #nighttime garden #native garden #floodplain #fruits fall #spring interest #acidic soils tolerant #pollinator plant #Braham Arboretum #larval host plant #food source fall #Coastal OBL #food source herbage #Piedmont Mountains OBL #wet soils tolerant #bird friendly #food source hard mast fruit #mammals #fall color red #butterfly friendly #fruits early fall #partial shade tolerant #problem for horses #Audubon #banded hairstreak butterfly #gray hairstreak butterfly #imperial moth #juvenal’s duskywing butterfly #edward’s hairstreak butterfly #white-m hairstreak butterfly #horace’s duskywing butterfly See this plant in the following landscape: Cultivars / Varieties: However, this tree is resistant to oak wilt. Potential insect pests include scale, oak skeletonizer, leaf miner, galls, oak lace bugs, borers, caterpillars and nut weevils. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Oaks, in general, are susceptible to a large number of diseases, including chestnut blight, shoestring root rot, anthracnose, oak leaf blister, cankers, leaf spots, and powdery mildew. This tree is midly resistant to deer browsing. As most native oak trees, this is a high-value wildlife plant. ![]() Plant this tree in low lying areas or along streams, rivers or ponds in full sun to partial shade. Fall color is variable from yellow or brown to red. In spite of its natural occurrence where periodical flooding is typical, overcup oak grows well on sites with better drainage and soil texture. It gets its common name from the distinctive bur-like acorn cup that typically encloses 2/3 to almost all of the nut. Overcup oak is a deciduous tree in the Fagaceae (oak) family native to central and southeast North America and can be found in the coastal and coastal plains of NC, although not abundantly. Phonetic Spelling KWER-kus ly-RAY-tuh This plant has low severity poison characteristics. ![]()
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