The Water Oak is a subset member (with lobeless leaves) of the red oak group. The tree is medium height (50 feet) with a bole diameter of three feet. The trunk is dark and relatively smooth. Leaves are three inches long and hairless and have points at the tip. The acorns are half-inch in diameter with short,saucerlike caps. Twigs are hairless and have pointy hairless buds that grow at angles to the stem.

The growing region is from Texas to Virginia. 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.