sawtooth oak
Quercus acutissima
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Form
Habitat
Leaves
sawtooth oak leaves
Twigs
sawtooth oak twigs sawtooth oak twigs
Bark
sawtooth oak bark
Flowers
sawtooth oak: male flowers sawtooth oak: male flowers sawtooth oak: male flowers sawtooth oak flowers sawtooth oak: single catkin sawtooth oak flowers
Fruit
sawtooth oak fruit: immature sawtooth oak fruit: immature sawtooth oak fruit: acorn, mature
  • FAMILY: FAGACEAE
  • ALTERNATE COMMON NAME:
  • LEAVES: alternate, simple, deciduous; oblong, 5-7”; serrate with bristle tips at end of each vein; dark glossy green, turns brown in fall and is persistent through much of the winter
  • FLOWER: monoecious, catkins
  • FRUIT: acorn, 1-inch diameter, fringed cap, often found on young trees
  • TWIGS:
  • BARK:
  • FORM: medium-sized tree, 50 feet tall and 1-2 foot dbh
  • HABITAT: well-drained to sandy sites
  • RANGE: native of China; will grow in much of the eastern US
  • USES: ornamental; commonly planted for wildlife mast; produces regular crops of acorns at an early age (<7 years old)
    • Best Recognition Features:
    1. oak with olong leaves with bristles
    2. large acorn with fringed cap
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