Description
Medium-sized, upright deciduous shrub (2-3 m), wide-growing (up to 3 m). Branches light brown, partly spiraly twisted, Leaves broadly ovate (6-12 cm), at first dark red, later leaves in summer dark green; autumn colour yellow. Flowers: male hanging catkins remarkable, red, female flowers tiny, red; both on the same plant, monoeious. Flowering period: February-April. Fruit hazelnut, red-brown to brown, small (1-1,5 cm), few fruits. Ripening time: September-October.