A stoloniferous fastigiate shrub to 7 m or more tall. Leaves to 5 cm long, 2.5 cm wide, elliptic, margin with small pointed teeth, vein pairs 9-13. Flowers white; spring. Stamens 20. Fruit about 1 cm wide, round, purplish black with a grey waxy bloom.

E North America.

Source: Spencer, R. (2002). Rosaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 3. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 2. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.