Oak, Sawtooth
Quercus acutissima

Seedling Height: 8 to 14 inches

Mature Size: 35 to 45 feet in height and 1 to 2 feet in diameter

Type: Deciduous

Growth Rate: Medium

Form: Small- to medium-sized tree that forms a dense pyramidal crown that rounds with age. 

Soil Type: Clay, loam, sand, well drained, occasionally wet

Light: Full sun

Foliage: Alternate, simple, lanceolate in shape, 3 to 7 inches long and very sharply serrate margin bearing bristle-tipped teeth

Blooms: Mid spring

Flowers: Male catkins are golden and pendant, appearing in the spring; female catkins are borne on spikes, appearing with the leaves.

Fruit: Acorns are oval in shape, 1/2 to 1 inch long. Cap covers 1/2 of nut with scales very prominently reflexed – resembles hair.

Values and Uses: The primary use of the Sawtooth is for wildlife food and cover. Deer, turkey, squirrel and bear love the acorns. Acorns drop in the early fall in abundance. Trees will start producing acorns after approximately 12 years. Sawtooth can also be planted for a shade tree.

Did You Know? The Gobbler Sawtooth Oak is a variation of the Sawtooth Oak that grows smaller acorns that turkeys love.

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