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 1| inches in diameter. Dist.: Maryland to 

 Florida; west to Missouri and Texas. Rare except in the 

 Southwest. Prefers coast or river swamps. 



