Description
Small, upright deciduous tree (5-10 m), or large bushy shrub, crown conical to rounded, broad (2-5 m). Young shoots green, hairy, later olive-green to brown-red. Leaves broadly ovate (6-12 cm x 3-7 cm), green, autumn colour yellow to bright red. Flowers tiny, in round inflorescence, green, surrounded by 4-8 large (up to 4x7 cm) bracts, white, ti so kasneje delicately pink. Flowering period: May. Fruit egg-shaped (1 cm), fleshy, light red. Ripening time: October. Needs higer air humidity and protection from cold wind.