The Myrtle Oak is a subset member (with lobeless leaves) of the red oak group. It only grows in coastal plains along the southeast USA. The tree is short (40 feet) with a bole diameter less than a foot. The trunk is light gray and relatively smooth. Leaves are four to six inches long with distinct veins. They are shiny on top and hairless underneath with rolled edges. The acorns are dark and one-half inch long and globular with short saucer shaped caps. Twigs are hairy and have pointy hairless buds.

The growing region is only Alabama 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.