The tree typically grows to a height of  and is able to form suckers. It has furrowed bark with a rough texture that is dark brown to black in colour. It has glabrous branchlets that are sometimes pendulous or angular or flattened at extremities.
The tree usually reaches a height of  and is capable of producing suckers. It has grooved bark with a rough surface that ranges from dark brown to black in color. Its branchlets are hairless, sometimes drooping or angular or flattened at the ends.