Description
Medium-sized, slow growing, upright deciduous tree (H 7-12 m, W 5-7 m). Crown at first rounded, later broadly oval. Bark on young shoots light grey, dense white hairy; later grey, lightly fissured. Leaves simple, broadly ovate (8-12 cm), with a serrate margin; at first white felty, later dark green above, slightly glossy, underneath white felty. Flowers in clusters, simple, cup-shaped (1-1,5 cm), white. Flowering period: May-June. Fruits globose (1,2-1,4 cm), fleshy, light orange-red to light cherry red. Ripening time: August-September. To be used fresh, for juicing or for cooking and making jams. Attracts butterflies, bees and birds. Requires warm, sunny sites; undemanding species, normally withstands hard soils, heat, drought, wind and urban conditoins.