Quercus dentata
Japanese emperor oak · also Daimyo oak, Korean oak, Sweet oak
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Quercus dentata is known for its exceptionally large leaves and acorns with low tannin content, making them suitable for consumption. This deciduous oak provides significant value to urban wildlife, attracting birds, bees, mammals, and squirrels, while also being deer resistant.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 120.00%18 yr5.9 in
- 70.00%—3.0 in
- 70.02%—5.5 in
- 60.01%9.1 yr38 in
- 30.00%—3.0 in
- 20.00%—27 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 80 ft
- Canopy spread
- 0–20 ft
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- High
Trunk diameters across every city: median 6.3 in, mean 14 in, 90th percentile 38 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests
- Central Korean deciduous forests
Other Quercus in the catalogue
74 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
