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Sawtooth Oak

Quercus acutissima

Field notes

Quercus acutissima, the sawtooth oak, is an Asian species of oak native to China (north-central, south-central, and Manchuria), Korea, Japan, Indochina (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam), the Himalayas (Nepal, Bhutan, and Northeast India), and according to Flora of China, southeastern Tibet. It is widely planted in many lands and has become naturalized in parts of North America.

Quercus acutissima is closely related to the Turkey oak, classified with it in Quercus sect. Cerris, a section of the genus characterized by shoot buds surrounded by soft bristles, bristle-tipped leaf lobes, and acorns that mature in about 18 months.

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6 native animals
supported in the US

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer: Trees
Light: Full sun
Moisture: Dry Well drained Moist
Soil: Sand Loam Clay Organic
Soil pH: Acid
Drought tolerant: Yes
Deer resistant: Yes
Resists: Compaction Dry soil Heat Humidity Wind
Habit: Broad Open Pyramidal Rounded Spreading
Plant type: Tree Poisonous

From NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.