Leaves are simple, alternate, thin, deciduous, up to 5 inches long and 1 inch wide, and with yellow tufts of hair on the midrib. The leaf base and tip are somewhat tapered.
Terminal buds are small, brown, smooth and pointed.
Bark is gray-brown and smooth becoming shallowly fissured with age. Willow oak is distinguished from laurel oak by a thinner and generally longer leaf, and hair on the midrib. Intolerant of shade. Click on photo to enlarge. All text and photographs are intended for educational purposes only and are not for commercial use in any form.