5. Sawtooth Oak – Quercus acutissima (leaf is pointy like an arrowhead with serrated edges)

Arboretum tour botany 410 -Ornamental tree

5. Sawtooth Oak – Quercus acutissima (leaf is pointy like an arrowhead with serrated edges)

Yakima, Washington 98901, United States

Created By: Cresanna Zintzun

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leaves are 8–20 centimetres (3.1–7.9 in) long and 3–6 centimetres (1.2–2.4 in) wide, with 14-20 small saw-tooth like triangular lobes on each side, with the teeth of very regular shape. acorn, maturing about 18 months after pollination, 2–3 centimetres (0.79–1.18 in) long and 2 cm broad, bicoloured with an orange basal half grading to a green-brown tip; the acorn cup is 1.5–2 centimetres (0.59–0.79 in) deep, densely covered in soft 4–8 millimetres (0.16–0.31 in) long 'mossy' bristles

This point of interest is part of the tour: Arboretum tour botany 410 -Ornamental tree


 

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