An oak with an initially narrow to flaring vase-shaped crown that later becomes broad and open. Reaches a height of about 15 to 20 m but trees of 30 to 40 m in height occur in its natural range. The trunk is dull and grey-brown, deeply grooved and flaking in older age. The inverted ovoid to oval leaves are 7-lobed and deeply incised, sometimes to the mid-vein. It is dark green and the underside is hairy. In autumn, it turns yellow-bronze to light red. The acorns are ovoid and 1.5 - 3 cm long. They are enclosed only at the base by the saucer-shaped cup, which can be up to 3 cm in diameter. The nap is studded with thin adjacent scales. Q. shumardii also grows on wet soils and is often used landscaping.
Quercus shumardii rastie priemerne rastúci a môže dorastať do výšky v závislosti od podmienok stanovišťa a klímy.
Listy stromu Quercus shumardii sa na jeseň sfarbia do žltá, oranžová, červená."
Správny čas na výsadbu stromu je mimo vegetačné obdobie. V strednej Európe môže byť Quercus shumardii so zemným balom vysadený od polovice novembra do konca apríla, avšak závisí to veľmi od klimatických podmienok a druhu stromu.