- Shrubs or small trees with a spreading habit. It grows 2-3 m high and similarly wide.
- Young leaves are brownish in spring, dark green, shiny, broadly elliptical in summer. In autumn they turn bright purple-red.
- Flowers white, on long peduncles, gathered in clusters. It blooms abundantly in April/May, before the leaves develop.
- Fruits spherical, gathered in clusters, bright red, ripe purple-black, large, juicy and sweet, edible. They appear in July/August. Eagerly eaten by birds.
- Variety recommended for espalier and hedges.
- Prefers a sunny to semi-shady position.
- Fully frost-resistant.