THE OVERCUP OAK TREE had stood as a witness to the town's history, from an unnamed village to its rise with a steam sawmill in the 1850s and the coming of the railroad and depot.

This spring, Brett Dupree went to the McDowell Nature Preserve in southwest Charlotte in search of an overcup oak tree, one of Charlotte’s “treasure trees.” “Treasure trees” was a ...

The experts also gave four other deciduous species a thumbs up: Q. lyrata, commonly called overcup oak, a moderate grower ...

It can be a large tree but is slow growing. The Overcup Oak is a medium-sized oak with green leaves in summer that turn yellow-brown in the fall. The Water Oak grows to about 60 feet, ...

Of the 89 tree varieties tracked by the DNR, ... red mulberry, blackjack oak, cherrybark oak, chinquapin oak, overcup oak, post oak, southern red oak, pecan, American persimmon, serviceberry ...

Tree Seedling Sale coming to Lake Charles next week. By AnaClare Barras. Published: Jan. 24, 2025 at 11:18 AM CST ... and hardwood oak species, such as cherrybark oak, laurel oak, live oak, nuttall ...