Quercus acuta seed

LATIN NAME: QUERCUS ACUTA

COMMON NAME: Japanese Evergreen Oak

The Japanese evergreen oak acorns the rounded, dense tree with the glossy, dark-green, oval leaves with the fine-toothed edges and the small, greenish catkins that open through the spring, the small, pointed acorns in the shallow cups following and ripening through the autumn. The tree keeps the deep-green form through the year, and it stands the wind and the coastal air well. It likes the sun or the part shade, and the deep, moist, well-drained soil.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

In the beech family, the evergreen oaks have a recognised place in the studies of the coastal trees, and the acuta species appears in the research on the wind and salt tolerance and the acorn biology. The ecologists value the year-round shelter, while the foresters note the hard, dense timber. The seed biology fills out the picture, and the growers of the wind-hardy evergreen trees keep the species in their catalogues.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the coastal and the sheltered garden, the Japanese evergreen oak acorns the autumn with the pointed nuts. The deep-green, fine-toothed leaves keep the form through the year, the acorns feed the birds and the small animals, and the tree makes the strong windbreak. The wood serves the timber and the tool handles for the ages. It thrives in the deep, moist, well-drained ground. Dense, evergreen and wind-steady.

To grow the Japanese Evergreen Oak from seed,

Press the seeds into the deep, gritty rows of the nursery bed, then cover them well, keep the bed moist, and the seedlings appear within a few weeks

Keep the bed gently watered, and give the young trees the sheltered spot. The acorns come after a few seasons.

. Settle the young trees in the deep, moist, well-drained ground, and the dense green form will acorn over the years.

Quercus acuta
Cyclobalanopsis acuta