Form: This tree is medium sized and reaches 70 to 80 ft. and 3 to 4 ft. in dbh.

Leaves:
             

Arrangement: alternate

Shape: simple, linear-lanceolate

Margin: bristle tip around the entire margin

Texture: n/a

Venation: n/a

Bark: The bark is smooth and gray when young. It later becomes deeply furrowed with thick rough ridges.

Twigs and buds: The twigs are slender and red-brown. The buds are ovid and long.

Flowers and fruit: The flower is solitary and yellowish to green in color. The flower is also borne on catkins. The fruit is the smallest of all acorns.

Distinguishing characteristics: Smallest acorn of all oak species. Tree has a willow species appearance and has distinctive buds.

Range: This species occurs from western Illinois to southern Georgia.

Silvics: This species is intolerant and occurs on moist alluvial flats, bottom lands and grows best on well-drained loams and poorest on poorly drained clay soils.

Ecological and cultural importance: This species veneer is used in plywood and habitat for various wildlife species.