deer oak Fagaceae Quercus sadleriana

Leaf:Alternate, simple, evergreen, obovate to elliptical, to 6 inches long; pinnately-veined, each vein ending in a distinct tooth; upper surface green, lower surface pale to bronze with stellate hairs; often with persisting stipules at the base of the petiole.
Flower:Species is monoecious; male and female flowers borne in separate catkins, appearing with the leaves.
Fruit:Acorn, 3/4 inch long, yellow-brown; warty cap is funnel shaped, covering about 1/3-1/2 of the nut; maturing in one growing season.
Twig:Red-brown to gray-brown, covered in waxy bloom, mostly glabrous; terminal bud large, nearly round, red-brown with loose pubescent scales.
Bark:Gray, smooth.
Form:A shurub to 10 feet tall, rhizomatous so forming thickets.

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