The Chapman Oak is a subset member of the white oak group. The tree is short (less than 25 feet) with a bole diameter less than 10 inches. The trunk is fairly smooth for an oak and light gray in color. Leaves are a short four inches and have wavy indentions instead of lobes. They are leathery on top and light underneath and notched at the tip. The acorns are long (over one-half inch) with large bowl shaped caps. Twigs are slightly hairly and have small,blunt and hairless buds.

The growing region is mainly in Florida. 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.