here's a sawtooth oak leaf:



kansas forest service has conservation seedlings available: http://www.kansasforests.org/conservation/index.shtml

i'm ordering 100 sawtooth oaks to replace all the thorny-az osage orange and locust trees i cut last summer. k.f.s. didn't have any gobbler sawtooths available, so i'll probably wait till next year. are there any differences between the two besides acorn size?

i'm still not sure what oak seedlings to plant in the area i'd like to eventually flood in the late fall for waterfowl habitat. after doing a little research, i've decided gobbler sawtooths might not be the best candidate. i'm willing to wait 8-9 yrs before i begin annual fall flooding to allow the trees time to become established and produce mast ---- BUT i don't want to wait for more than a decade!

Baras, reported wood ducks preference for willow oak mast ( http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/prodabs/ab0...nski%20JWM.pdf ). willow oak is a fast growing oak and is classified as a facultative wetland — usually found in wetlands, 67-99%.

pin oaks are abundant in my area, especially in the floodplains in close proximity to rivers. my first duck hunts as a child took place in flooded pin oaks, so i know they will survive annual flooding. they grow rapidly, but can take 15-20 years before producing acorns..

nuttall oak, cherrybark oak, and swamp water oak are also possibilities for wetland plantings, but i'll need to do some more research.

helpful links:
http://www.mldda.org/wetlandbankattachment3.htm
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/