Sawtooth Oak
(Quercus acutissima)
Fagaceae (Beech Family)
▲ small tree
▲▼ leaves
▲ trunk and bark
Location near campus: Close Park at the Botanical Center
Quercus acutissima: Sawtooth Oak
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leaves
alternate, deciduous, simple, lanceolate with serrated margins with spines at
tips of serrations; 3.5-7.5" long and 1/4 as wide; dark green above and glabrous
and lighter green below
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stems
gray brown and glabrous
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bark
is deeply ridged and furrowed and medium brown
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grows
40-60' tall in rounded outline
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acorn
has loose, spreading, shaggy scales enclosing 2/3 of acorn, nut is about 3/4"
long
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prefers ful sun and well-drained acid soils, but very soil adaptable
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medium
to fast growth rate; begins producing acorns at early age