Muller oak Fagaceae Quercus cornelius-mulleri

Leaf:Alternate, evergreen, simple, nearly round to obovate, 1/2 to 1 1/2 inches long, margins entire or with spine-tipped teeth (holly-like), leathery and stiff, dull gray-green with some fuzz above and woolly-white on the lower surface.
Flower:Species is monoecious; males in drooping 1 inch long catkins, yellow-green; females very small spikes in leaf axils, appearing in the spring.
Fruit:Narrowly oblong acorn, to 1 1/4 inch long; shallow, warty cap covers 1/4 to 1/3 of nut; ripens in 1 season in early fall or even late summer.
Twig:Slender, reddish brown with tan fuzz especially when young; buds clustered, globose.
Bark:Light gray and finely scaly.
Form:A large clump-forming dense shrub or very small tree to 10 feet tall.

leaf fruit twig bark form map

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