Bud is slightly sticky. Leaf stalk is flattened vertically. A. Leaves have translucent borders. Tree has a narrow and upright habit. The individual branches are ascending.
Leaves are usually narrow and wedge-shaped at the base.
Side buds curve away from the twig. The third bud scale is nine-tenths as long as the bud. Buds are small and viscid. Twigs are glabrous and slightly angled. Leaves are usually broad and rounded to wedge shaped at the base.