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Tree Structure

Tree Structure

Bark Texture

Bark Texture

Branch Texture

Branch Texture

Buds and Leaf Scars

Buds and Leaf Scars

Fruit

Fruit

Overcup Oak

Quercus lyrata

about the tree

  • FUN FACT: overcup oak's scientific name, lyrata, comes from the pinched middle of the leaf shape, which resembles a lyre.

  • leaf arrangement: alternate

  • fruit: acorn

  • lifespan: up to 400 years

  • habitat: forests, clearings, plains

  • size: 100' tall

  • growth form: round, oval

  • uses: source of food, lumber, cooperage

  • state tree: n/a

 

where is it found on campus?

  • dining hall

  • fire drill hill

 

Photography by Julia Gong, '17

© 2015 Julia Gong, Cary Academy '17

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