About Quercus cornelius-mulleri Nixon & K.P.Steele
Quercus cornelius-mulleri is a bushy shrub that grows no taller than 3 meters (10 feet). It has dense branching, with tangled twigs that come in gray, brown, or yellowish colors. Young twigs are fuzzy, and develop a scaly texture as they age. This species has thick, leathery evergreen leaves that are two-toned. The upper leaf surfaces are dull gray or yellow-green, with faint hairiness, while the leaf undersides are white and distinctly woolly. The wool on leaf undersides is formed from star-shaped leaf hairs that are fused into microscopic plates. Leaf blades are oval, with either smooth or toothed edges, and measure 2.5 to 3.5 centimetres (1 to 1+1⁄2 inches) long. Its fruit is an acorn, with a cap that can reach up to 2 cm (3⁄4 in) wide and is covered in light-colored scales. The nut of the acorn is cylindrical with a rounded end, and grows up to 3 cm (1+1⁄4 in) long.
