the pistillate ones singly or in pairs in leaf axils.

The acorns of the leather oak can be found solitary or paired at the end of a small stalk; the cup which encloses up to half of the nut is reddish or yellowish with a scaly texture. The nut itself is cylindrical, measuring 1.5-2.5 cm in diameter and 1-2.5 cm long, the apex can be rounded or obtuse. Because leather oak is a species of white oak, its acorns mature in about 6 months, are hairless inside the