The Nuttall Oak is a member of the red oak group. It grows mostly in the Mississippi valley. The tree is very tall (100 feet) with a bole diameter over two feet. The trunk is dark and furrowed. Leaves are four to eight inches long and moderately lobed. They are dull on top and hairless underneath. The acorns are three-quarters inch in diameter and have bowl shaped caps. Twigs are hairless and have small, pointy hairless buds.

The growing region is Texas and the Mississippi River. 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.