Sawthorn Oak (Quercus acutissima)

Family: Fagaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: Brown, Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Pyramidal, Rounded, Spreading or horizontal.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

taste test can tell when the tannin has been leached. — The seed is up to 25mm long.; It can be dried, ground into a powder and used as a thickening in stews etc or mixed with cereals for making bread.; The seed contains bitter tannins, these can be leached out by thoroughly washing the seed in running water though many minerals will also be lost.; Either the whole seed can be used or the seed can be dried and ground it into a powder.

Habitat & North American Range

Often forming pure forests or growing with Pinus species, to 1000 metres in W. China. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)