The Laurel Oak is a subset member (with lobeless leaves) of the red oak group. The tree is medium height (70 feet) with a bole diameter over two feet. The trunk is dark with shallow grooves. Leaves are four inches long and slightly curved. They are shiny (sometimes leathery) on top and hairless underneath. The acorns are large (one inch) and globular with shallow saucer shaped caps. Twigs are hairless and have pointy hairless buds which are one-quarter inch long.

The growing region is only 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.