Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
Central Asia, India, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Types
Quercus acutissima
Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum
Number of Varieties
4506
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40000
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Habitat
Dappled Shade, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Secondary
Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-912-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-3
12-10
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,070.00 cm17.78 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1,070.00 cm10.16 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Light Green
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Sandy Brown
Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Brown, Sandy Brown
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green, Blue Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Saw-tooth like
Narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount, Apply 18-8-3 amount
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Beetles, Butterflies
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
-
Other Uses
Used as a dyestuff, Used as a thickening in stews, used for fuel and charcoal, Used for making black dye
useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
QUERCUS acutissima
DASYLIRION berlandieri
Common Name
Sawtooth Oak
Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa
In Hindi
Sawtooth Oak
Blue Giant Grass
In German
Sägezahn- Eiche
Blue Giant Grass
In French
Sawtooth Oak
Blue Giant Herbe
In Spanish
diente de sierra de roble
Blue Grass gigante
In Greek
πριονωτή Oak
Μπλε Giant Grass
In Portuguese
Sawtooth Oak
Blue Grass gigante
In Polish
piłokształtny Oak
Błękitny Gigant Trawa
In Latin
Quercus acutissima
Giant herba blue
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
-
Order
Fagales
Asparagales
Family
Fagaceae
Agavaceae
Genus
Quercus
Dasylirion
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Fagoideae
Nolinoideae
Number of Species
6022
1
27800
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