ðə lˈiːvz kˈʌm ˌaʊɾəv ðə bˈʌd kəndˈuːplᵻkˌeɪt wɪð slˈaɪtli ɪnvˈɑːluːt mˈɑːɹdʒɪnz, pˈeɪl jˈɛloʊ ɡɹˈiːn, dˈaʊni; wˌɛn fˈʊl ɡɹˈoʊn ɑːɹ θˈɪn, bɹˈaɪt ɡɹˈiːn, ɹˈʌf əbˈʌv, pˈeɪlɚ ɡɹˈiːn bᵻnˈiːθ.
The leaves come out of the bud conduplicate with slightly involute margins, pale yellow green, downy; when full grown are thin, bright green, rough above, paler green beneath.