Consult with local nursery growers in the area. In tree harvest or timber stand improvement operations specify that 5 or 6 dogwoods per acre be left in the forest for esthetic purposes and as a food tree for squirrels, turkeys, deer, and non-game birds. Leave all dogwoods along highways and roads. Grows best in a mixed stand as an understory tree. Produces small fruit that are approximately, to inch in diameter.
Seed is used by cardinals, mockingbirds, woodpeckers, turkey, and squirrels.
Plant in full sun. Control weed competition. Its growth is rapid and produces acorns earlier than some species of oaks. Sawtooth oak acorns are commonly undamaged by insects or diseases. Wildlife habitat-improvement, particularly for squirrel and deer, and landscape enhancement in residential and recreational areas.