Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Tree
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Central Asia, India, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea
Africa, Southern Africa
Types
Quercus acutissima
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Number of Varieties
4501600
0
40000
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Habitat
Dappled Shade, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Secondary
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-910-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-3
12-8
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
H1, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,070.00 cm91.44 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1,070.00 cm91.44 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Light Green
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Sandy Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Brown, Sandy Brown
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Saw-tooth like
Egg-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
-
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Late Spring
All year
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Requires a lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
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
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount, Apply 18-8-3 amount
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
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
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Beetles, Butterflies
Flying insects, Insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Flowers
Other Uses
Used as a dyestuff, Used as a thickening in stews, used for fuel and charcoal, Used for making black dye
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
QUERCUS acutissima
PROTEA
Common Name
Sawtooth Oak
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
In Hindi
Sawtooth Oak
Protea plant
In German
Sägezahn- Eiche
Protea Pflanze
In French
Sawtooth Oak
usine de Protea
In Spanish
diente de sierra de roble
planta de protea
In Greek
πριονωτή Oak
φυτό Protea
In Portuguese
Sawtooth Oak
planta Protea
In Polish
piłokształtny Oak
Protea roślin
In Latin
Quercus acutissima
Protea herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fagales
Proteales
Family
Fagaceae
Proteaceae
Genus
Quercus
Protea
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Proteae
Subfamily
Fagoideae
Proteoideae
Number of Species
601600
1
27800
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