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Sawtooth Oak (Quercus acutissima Carruthers)

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Sawtooth Oak
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A somewhat atypical-looking oak, this tree is named for its leaves with regularly-toothed leaves. It also has a distinctive acorn with a wide cap covered in coarse, curvy bristles. Native to East Asia, this plant has been widely planted as a street tree and landscaping plant in North America, and has become established in the wild in numerous scattered locations.

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This map is based on our research. We have checked its accuracy to Level 3 ecoregions. Although this plant occurs somewhere in each of these regions, it may only occur in a small part of some or all of them.

• Quercus acutissima (Sawtooth Oak) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)

• Quercus acutissima (Sawtooth Oak) | Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder (About This Site)

• Sawtooth Oak | Virginia Tech Dendrology Factsheets (About This Site)

• Quercus acutissima | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)

• Quercus acutissima Carruth. | Plants of the World Online (POWO) (About This Site)

• Quercus acutissima | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)

• Sawtooth Oak | Maryland Biodiversity Project (About This Site)

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Photo © Ken Kneidel, Public Domain.
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