Deciduous tree up to 40 m tall. Bark light brown, turning grey, exfoliating in long, thin strips. Shoots dimorphic, slender, green to light brown, each year’s growth consisting of a single indeterminate long shoot with multiple determinate lateral short shoots.. Buds alternate, small, spherical. The leaves are in the form of needles, alternating, (5-) 10-13 (-17) x 1 mm large, soft, pale green. Natural range: Southeast of North America - SE USA
Often with wood "knees" around stem - respiratory roots.