in width, very sharply and deeply doubly serrate, scabrous above, pilose on the veins and veinlets beneath and very unequal at the base; the petioles are very short, not exceeding 3 mm. in length; the young branchlets are pubescent."
The leaves have a sharp, deep double serration in width, with a rough surface above and soft hair on the veins and smaller veins below, becoming increasingly unequal at their base. The leaf stalks are very short, no more than 3 mm long, and young branchlets are covered in fine hairs.