OVERCUP OAK; SWAMP POST OAK (Quercus lyrata, Walt.). 70 to 100 feet. Symmetrical, but narrow, round-headed tree, with small, drooping branches. Bark reddish gray, furrowed and shedding in thick scaly plates. Branches ashen; twigs brownish yellow, pubescent. Wood brown, strong, tough, durable, used for lumber: called "white oak." Leaves ovate oblong, with 5 to 9 lobes, sinuses wide, especially the middle pair, 6 to 8 inches long, tapering to base, lining white, downy; upper surface bright green, shining. Acorns annual, on short
stalks; nut small, flattened, enclosed in the globular, rough, scaly cup, 1 to 11 inches in diameter. Dist.: Maryland to Florida; west to Missouri and Texas. Rare except in the Southwest. Prefers coast or river swamps.