ðə lˈiːvz ɑːɹ ɔːltˈɜːnətli ɚɹˈeɪndʒd ɔnðə bɹˈæntʃlɪts, ˈoʊveɪt tʊ ˈoʊveɪtlˈænsɪˌɑːleɪt, ˈɔfən slˈaɪtli fˈælkeɪt,  lˈɔŋ bˈaɪ , vˈɛɹi oʊblˈiːk æt ðə bˈeɪs, wɪð ɐ pˈɔɪntᵻd tˈɪp.
The leaves are alternately arranged on the branchlets, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, often slightly falcate,  long by , very oblique at the base, with a pointed tip.