Obovate shaped (click here)
with very distinct margins (leaf edges) of three to five shallow lobes. The lobes at the tip have one to three bristle tipped teeth. It has a main vein with branching veins to each lobe.
The stem is short, thick and firm at the base of the leaf where it attaches to the branch.
Dull green color above and abundant light gray hairs beneath. Autumn/Fall colors are red or yellow, sometimes speckled of the two colors. The leaves often remain attached during winter.
