Description
Small, upright, broadly growing, deciduous ornamental fruit-tree (H 5-7 m, W 4-6 m). Crown ovate to broadly spherical, at maturity eventually dome-shaped. Branches open to horizontal, later slightly hanging. Leaves broadly ovate (4-8 cm), smooth, at first light coppery-red, later bluish green to dark green, lighter beneath; autumn colour orange to red. Flowers numerous, in loose clusters, star-shaped (2-3 cm), simple, white. Flowering period: April. Fruits elongate globose (1 cm), fleshy, juicy, black-blue, with a bloom. Edible raw. Ripening time: August-September. Attracts butterflies, bees and birds. A tough, undemanding plant, grows well also in poor soils; normally withstands wind, cold, heat, drought and urban conditoins.