Twigs are brown-gray and pubescent.
Terminal buds are ovoid, red-brown, and pubescent.
Bark is gray-brown, shallowly grooved and scaly. Fruit is an acorn up to 1 inch long with a slightly striped and pubescent nut, and shaggy bowl-shaped cap. The acorn matures in one season. Intolerant of shade. Click on photo to enlarge.