Size: tree, 70-100' average height at maturity
Buds: conical, dark brown, slightly ribbed, covered by single cell
Leaves: deciduous, alternate, 6-7" long, 5-10" wide, simple, 3-5 lobes, triangular-ovate or broad triangular, sinuses acute or rounded, medium to dark green
Twigs: stout, often zigzagging, leaf scar completely surrounds bud, many bundle scars
Flowers: monoecious, dense spheres, males and females on separate peduncles
Fruit: in a round, many-seeded head, usually in groups of 2-3, individual sees have conspicuous tapering bristle at apex
Bark: exfoliates in plates, inner bark creamy yellow
