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Quercus acutissima


 

Quercus acutissima
Sawtooth oak

Imbricate, conical and sharp-pointed, the 1/4" buds are grayish-brown, composed of dark brown scales tipped with gray pubescence. Young and vigorous plants can have narrow string-like stipules around the terminal buds.

 
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