The Durand Oak is a subset member of the white oak group. The tree is tall (75 feet) with a bole diameter of more than two feet. The trunk is fairly smooth for an oak and light gray in color. Leaves are four to eight inches long and have shallow indentions in hairless lobes. The leaves can vary in color from yellow-green to dark green even on a single tree. They are glossy on top and light underneath. The acorns are long (over one-half inch) and narrow with shallow saucer shaped caps. Twigs are slightly hairly and have small globular buds.

The growing region is from Texas to Carolina. Oak is a hardwood providing a major portion of the annual lumber in the United States. Oak trees are generally slow-growing and long-lived and tend to be relatively resistant to diseases and insects. Tannin is a major produce from oak bark.