The Trees of Lansing - Part 4 Lansing Parks and Recreation, Forestry Division, Lansing, Michigan. Quercus acutissima - 3100 Scarborough on Robinson, middle tree. Sawtooth oak is a medium sized tree that is rarely used in our area. The species common name described its leaf which resembles that of a chestnut.
Sawtooth oak exhibits a pyramidal form in youth and is easily pruned.
Most people do not think of white oak or oaks in general as street trees because of their nuts. Lansing has many white oak street trees of very large size and has minimal difficulty with nuts. Swamp white oak is a large mature tree reaching a height of nearly 65 feet with a crown spread equal to the tree's height. This species is drought resistant. Quercus imbricaria - 5511 Enterprise Shingle oak is a slow growing, large tree with leaves that emerge red and change to shiny dark green.