General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 50 to 80 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Edible to birds
Other: Small, 1/2 inch long acorns
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Uses: Shade Tree
Dynamic Accumulator: K (Potassium)
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Wind

Common names
  • Sawtooth Oak
  • Oak

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