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Leaves: alternate, simple, deciduous; two-ranked, ovate, less than 5.1 cm long; asymmetrical base; 3 primary veins and numerous cross veins (hence reticulate); often rough above
Flowers: small, greenish
Fruit: orange drupe, 6 mm diameter; dry, sweet outer coat; hard seed
Bark: smooth and gray when young; becoming rough with large corky warts on larger trees
Range: Southwest
Importance: fuel, posts, wildlife food
Best Recognized Features:
1. Asymmetrical, rough leaf
2. Corky warts on bark
3. Reticulate venation on leaf underside