Description
Large, broad, upright deciduous tree (H 12-20 m, W 8-12 m). Leaves ovate to elongate ovate (10-15 cm), with a serrate margin, dark green, autumn colour bright yellow to orange. Flowers simple, star-shaped (2,5 cm), white. Flowering period: April-May. Fruits globose (1-1,5 cm), fleshy, red, black-red to black. Ripening time: June-July. Attracts butterflies, bees and birds. Requires deep, fertile, sufficiently drained, limy soils and an open, sunny site.