Young plants and coppice regrowth have egg-shaped to more or less round leaves  long,  wide and paler on the lower surface. Adult leaves are arranged alternately, the same glossy green on both sides, usually lance-shaped, mostly  long and  wide on a petiole  long. The flower buds are arranged in groups of eleven or more on a rounded to flattened, unbranched peduncle  long, the individual buds usually sessile.
Young plants and coppice regrowth have leaves shaped like eggs or nearly round, measuring  long and  wide with paler undersides. Adult leaves are arranged alternately, uniformly glossy green on both sides, typically lance-shaped, about  long and  wide on a petiole of the same length. Flower buds are grouped in sets of eleven or more on a peduncle that is rounded to flattened, unbranched and of similar length, with individual buds usually sessile.