Alternate, simple and obovate or ovate in shape, the 5 to 8" long leaves have 3-11 bristle-pointed lobes. The sinuses between the lobes extend about 1/2-way to the midvein. They are glossy dark green on top and paler below with tufts of hairs in the axils of the veins. As fall approaches, the petioles pick up a slight to strong red cast where exposed to sunlight. In contrast, the petioles of Quercus velutina turn yellow in the fall.
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