SAWTOOTH OAK

Quercus acutissima

COLLECTION

Oak Park

FAMILY

Fagaceae

PLANT TYPE

Tree, Deciduous

ZONE

5-9

CULTURE

Easily grown in acidic, well-drained soils but is adaptable to a wide range of soils.

NOTEWORTHY CHARACTERISTICS

Sawtooth Oak, an Asian species, is a small to medium size tree that forms a dense pyramidal crown that rounds out with age. Lustrous dark green serrated leaves that turn yellow to golden brown in autumn.

PROBLEMS

May develop chlorosis in high pH soils, otherwise no serious pests or diseases.

GARDEN USES

Handsome, wide spreading, clean-foliage shade or lawn tree.