Size: tree, 50' average height at maturity
Buds: covered by a single scale
Leaves: deciduous, alternate, up to 5" long, simple, lanceolate, finely toothed, acuminate, pale green
Twigs: green or green-brown, glabrous
Flowers: dioecious tree, catkins
Fruit: capsule, seeds covered with fuzz
Bark: dark brown to blackish, rough and scaly
