Carya ovata var. ovata has its largest leaflets over 8 in long. That is each leaflet, not the entire leaf which is seen to the left.
The blades are ovate, most often obovate (narrow end at the base) or elliptic. The picture to the left is that of the ovata variety.
The overall length of the leaf can be 11 to 23 inches. The top of the leaf is glabrous (without hairs).
The edges of the leaf are finely serrate with tufts of hair at the proximal end to the tree. There is a central vein with parallel veins off the central vein throughout the leaf.
There can be hairs underneath the leaf, but, usually confined to the major central vein.
