Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Tree
Origin
United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas
Eastern Asia
Types
Quercus lyrata
Ever red , Crimson queen
Number of Varieties
56
0
40000
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Habitat
Coastal Mountains, Coastal Regions, gardens, Hardwood forests, Roadsides, Woodlands
Shady Edge
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-85-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-4
8-2
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,680.00 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1,520.00 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Light Green
Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Sienna
Red, Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Light Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Dark Green, Yellow green
Orange, Gold, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Irregular
Maple shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site, Pollution, Drought, Soil Compaction
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Beetles
Allergy
Asthma
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Dysentry, Haemorrhages
-
Part of Plant Used
Bark
-
Other Uses
Used in construction, Used in Furniture
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
QUERCUS lyrata
ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'
Common Name
Overcup Oak
Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple
In Hindi
Overcup ओक
Weeping Maple
In German
Overcup Oak
Weeping Maple
In French
Overcup Oak
Maple pleureur
In Spanish
Overcup Roble
weeping maple
In Greek
Overcup Oak
weeping maple
In Portuguese
Overcup Oak
chorando de bordo
In Polish
Overcup Dąb
płacz klonu
In Latin
Oryza
weeping maple
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Eudicotyledones
Order
Fagales
Sapindales
Family
Fagaceae
Aceraceae
Genus
Quercus
Acer
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
-
Number of Species
1130
1
27800
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