Leaves smaller than berberidifolia, with dense layer of trichome hairs.
Shrub approximately 6 to 8 ft tall. Leaves toothed, 7 - 15 mm long, 5 - 10 mm wide. Acorn cap 5 mm deep, nut 15 mm long and 5 - 7 mm wide. A few stellate trichomes on back of leaf. Trichomes are sparse, do not overlap. Some appear bifid or multiradiate.
Options are:
Quercus × acutidens
Quercus agrifolia (not that)
Quercus berberidifolia
Quercus dumosa
Quercus engelmannii (not that)