A reasonably fast-growing tree with a straight main trunk and handsome horizontally growing branches. After some time the lower branches can droop somewhat, a characteristic of the species. Old trunks bear shallow grooves. The many short twigs spread over both trunk and heavy lateral branches are another characteristic. The leaves are somewhat variable in shape, ovoid to oval, 7 - 15 cm long and sometimes equally wide. The roughly lobed leaves have 2 to 4 pairs of sharply serrated lobes. The smooth leaves are bright green and turn to dark red in the autumn. The dead leaves sometimes remain hanging on the tree for a long time. The small acorns are only enclosed at the base by the cupule, up to a maximum of one third. The cupule is thickly covered with small contiguous scales.
Quercus palustris môže dorastať do výšky 20 - 25 (40) m, fast growing v závislosti od podmienok stanovišťa a klímy.
Quercus palustris rastie rýchlo rastúci a môže dorastať do výšky 20 - 25 (40) m, fast growing v závislosti od podmienok stanovišťa a klímy.
Listy stromu Quercus palustris sa na jeseň sfarbia do červená."
Správny čas na výsadbu stromu je mimo vegetačné obdobie. V strednej Európe môže byť Quercus palustris so zemným balom vysadený od polovice novembra do konca apríla, avšak závisí to veľmi od klimatických podmienok a druhu stromu.