 The leaves are oval, long and broad, oblique at the base, acute or rounded at the apex, with a wavy-toothed or shallowly lobed margin, and a short, stout petiole long; the midrib is more or less hairy, stout, with six to seven pairs of primary veins.The young leaves open involute, covered with stellate rusty down; when full grown, they are dark green above, and paler beneath.In fall, they turn yellow with rusty spots.