A tree up to 4-5 m high with a low-hanging, wide, tent-shaped crown, sometimes growing as a bush. The bark of the trunk and old branches is dark brown or brownish-gray; branches are dark purple-brown or cherry, shiny; shoots are bare. The spines are absent or few in number, strong, shiny, 1-2 cm long.
The leaves are ovate or elliptic-ovate, on long shoots to broadly rhombic, with a sharp apex and a wedge-shaped entire base.
The inflorescences are loose, complex, multi-flowered, glabrous, 5-7 cm in diameter. Flowers are 1.3-1.8 cm in diameter, with white petals.
The fruits are almost spherical, up to 13 mm in diameter, purple-black, shiny, slightly punctate, with juicy pulp. Blooms in June. Fruits in September.
It is very decorative, has a beautiful crown shape, blooms and bears fruit profusely.
Prefers moist, relatively rich and well-drained soil, but tolerates poor soil.