Description
This tree can grow up to 15 meters tall, with a trunk diameter of about 20 centimeters. Its young branches are brown or reddish-brown and glossy, while older branches turn gray-brown.
The leaves are oval or elliptical in shape, slightly pointy, and can be 7–16 cm long and 3–8 cm wide. They have small, spaced teeth along the edges and a green upper surface with a lighter green underside. Both sides are hairless, but the veins stand out clearly and are purple-red in color. The leaf stalk is 1–1.5 cm long and has a groove on the upper side.
The winter buds are reddish-brown, covered by several scaly layers. The lower scales are broad and egg-shaped, while the upper ones are more elongated and pointed. The outermost scales may have fine hairs along the edges.
The flowers appear in clusters about 7 cm long, usually before the leaves fully grow. Each cluster has 6–8 white flowers. All parts of the flower stalks and sepals are covered with soft, gray-yellow, star-shaped hairs. Each flower is about 2–2.5 cm long, and the petals are oval and slightly unequal in size. There are 10 stamens; some are as long as the petals, while others are shorter. The anthers (pollen parts) are about 6 mm long. The style (female part of the flower) is longer than the stamens.
The fruit is oval, egg-shaped or oblong, and measures 4.5–8 cm long and 2.5–4 cm in diameter. When ripe, the fruit turns brown or gray-brown and may have fine short hairs or be hairless. It has 5 to 10 ridges, with a navel-like bump at the tip. The fruit has a hard, woody outer shell, a thick, corky middle layer, and a tough, woody inner layer. Inside, the seed is long and narrow, about 2–2.5 cm long, and chestnut-brown in color.
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