Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Tree
Origin
World/Pandemic, North America, Caribbean, Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
Central Asia, India, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea
Types
-
Quercus acutissima
Number of Varieties
1450
0
40000
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Habitat
Boggy areas, Near ponds
Dappled Shade, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Secondary
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-125-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
8-3
Sunset Zone
21,22
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
182.88 cm1,070.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
91.44 cm1,070.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Sienna, Chocolate
Red, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Light Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Yellow, Brown, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Saw-tooth like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require regular watering, Water Deeply
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut limbs, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 5-10-5 amounts, Apply N-P-K
Apply 10-10-10 amount, Apply 18-8-3 amount
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Beetles, Butterflies
Allergy
Skin rash
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, soil stabilisation
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anticoagulant, Astringent, Burns, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Galactogogue, Haemostatic, Miscellany, Refrigerant, Sedative, Tonic, Vulnerary
Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Fibre, For making oil, used for weaving hats, Used in biomass, Used in paper industry, Weaving into Mats and Bags
Used as a dyestuff, Used as a thickening in stews, used for fuel and charcoal, Used for making black dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
TYPHA latifolia
QUERCUS acutissima
Common Name
Broadleaf Cattail, Common Cattail
Sawtooth Oak
In Hindi
Broadleaf Cattail
Sawtooth Oak
In German
Laub- Cattail
Sägezahn- Eiche
In French
broadleaf Cattail
Sawtooth Oak
In Spanish
Espadaña de hoja ancha
diente de sierra de roble
In Greek
πλατύφυλλων Cattail
πριονωτή Oak
In Portuguese
broadleaf Tifa
Sawtooth Oak
In Polish
Broadleaf Cattail
piłokształtny Oak
In Latin
broadleaf Cattail
Quercus acutissima
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Typhales
Fagales
Family
Typhaceae
Fagaceae
Genus
Typha
Quercus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Pitcairnioideae
Fagoideae
Number of Species
3060
1
27800
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