Woolly Leaved Oak is a large or medium-sized evergreen tree, found in the Himalayan region, from Uttarakhand to Arunachal Pradesh, at altitudes of 1400-2400 m. It is distinguished by its leaves which are dark shiny green above and dull rusty colored, and woolly-haired beneath. The young shoots are also covered with rust colored hairs. Leaves are elliptic-lancelike, leathery, prominently toothed, 8-15 cm long. Male flowers spikes (catkins) are woolly haired. Fruits occur either singly or in pairs. Nut is oblong, to 1.5 cm, half enclosed in a woody cup which has numerous oblong bracts. Flowering: April-May.