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.
OAK PARK COLLECTION