ðə wˈɪntɚ bˈʌdz ɑːɹ ˈæksɪlɚɹi, ˈoʊveɪt, ɐkjˈuːt, sˈʌmwʌt flˈæʔn̩d, wˈʌnfˈoːɹθ əvən ˈɪntʃ lˈɔŋ, lˈaɪt bɹˈaʊn.
The winter buds are axillary, ovate, acute, somewhat flattened, one-fourth of an inch long, light brown.