7/7/2023 0 Comments Ohio tree leaf guide![]() ![]() It is planted throughout most of Ohio and may reach 60-70 feet tall by 60 feet wide at maturity when found in the open. The trunk and bark of Sawtooth Oak are gray-brown and deeply furrowed. The Sawtooth Oak is easy to identify by its pyramidal shape in youth, striated young bark, retained winter foliage, acorns with frilled caps, and finely serrated(sawtooth-like) leaves (from which it gets its common name). Sawtooth Oak is known to lift sidewalks and curbing if planted in tree lawns less than eight feet wide or too close to walks. The Sawtooth Oak has been successfully grown in urban areas where air pollution, poor drainage, compacted soil, and/or drought are common. The Sawtooth Oak is recommended for buffer strips around parking lots or median strip plantings in the highway shade tree specimen residential street tree. The Sawtooth Oak tree is very suitable for urban planting and does well in areas were large parking lot islands (> 200 square feet in size) wide tree lawns (>6 feet wide). Placement of a Sawtooth Oak near sidewalks and other publicly accessible surfaces can create slip fall hazards. Large birds (crows, bluejays, turkeys), squirrels, deer, raccoons, opossums, and other mammals adore the large, abundant crops of acorns, which are borne heavily every other year, if not every year. The Sawtooth Oak produces heavy fruit(acorn) production at an early age, serving as an important source of food in late summer and throughout autumn for wildlife. Often the leaves of Sawtooth Oak are confused with the tree commonly known as American chestnut (Castanea dentata). Though the leaves of the Sawtooth Oak look decidedly un-oak-like, the appearance of the acorns in the fall identifies this tree with the plant Genus Quercus (Oaks). In the fall, it turns yellow, finally aging to rich brown. The foliage of the Sawtooth Oak is unblemished and glossy-green all summer long. One of the unique special traits of the Sawtooth Oak is its clean, glossy appearance of the foliage. Sawtooth Oak is commonly known as a tree species that can be easily be grown and readily establishment in most Ohio landscape sites if sited properly. The Sawtooth Oak is a species that was first introduced into the eastern United States around 1862. The Sawtooth Oak is native to Japan, China, and Korea. ![]() This month Tree-Of-The-Month is commonly known as the Sawtooth Oak( Quercus acutissima). The Ohio Chapter ISA continued efforts is to advance responsible tree care practices through research, technology, and education while promoting the benefits of trees. ![]()
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