Quercus lyrata ~ Overcup Oak MTFOvercup Oak is a medium sized native deciduous tree with a broad rounded crown and straight trunk with slightly shaggy bark. The large deep lobed foliage is dark green with a fuzzy white underside that turns shades of yellow brown in fall. The acorns have a cap that covers of the acorn. Best grown in full sun and rich, moist, acidic well drained soils. Tolerates wet soils. Type: Tree Origins: Southeast N. America; GA Native Height: 40 60 Spread: 40 60

(4) photo by charliebomber

The acorns mature in one season and are an important food source for birds

Hollies are dioecious and need both male and female plants to produce fruit

22’ - 24’

Tolerates some flooding and wet soils

Eastern Redbud

but needs afternoon shade in southern areas

dark green willow-like foliage that holds on longer into fall

Clarynette® American Hornbeam

gradually becoming more rounded with age

The lobes of the glossy deep green foliage with pale undersides are tipped with bristles and turn yellow brown in fall

no pests or diseases are of major concern