Quercus lyrata 'QLFTB' HIGHBEAM

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Common name: Overcup oak cultivar

Family: Fagaceae (Beech)

Distribution: cultivar

Hardiness: -10 - 30 F

Life form: Deciduous tree

Average height: 30-60'

Fall color: Yellow, red

Structure: Upright; pyramidal

Bark characteristics: Gray-brown

Foliage characteristics: Simple, green leaf

Description: This overcup oak cultivar has good fall color, drops its leaves all at the same time, and has upswept branches – all qualities which make it good for urban plantings.

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1: Anacostia Community Museum (ANACOSTIA) • Accession: 2019-0268*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
2: Anacostia Community Museum (ANACOSTIA) • Accession: 2019-0270*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
3: Anacostia Community Museum (ANACOSTIA) • Accession: 2019-0272*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
4: National Air & Space Museum (NASM) • Accession: 2022-0414*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
5: National Air & Space Museum (NASM) • Accession: 2022-0415*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

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Quercus lyrata 'QLFTB' HIGHBEAM

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