Small tree. Young shoots with a pronounced white down. Leaves to about 7 cm long, 3 cm wide, hairy on both surfaces at first, saw-teeth prominent, with strong mucros, but not bristled. Flowers in white clusters; early spring. Fruit roundish, on a long stalk.

C & SE Europe.

VIC: Malvern (street tree, at 2 Ethel St); 2 Snowden Place off Canterbury Road (moribund tree dating to c. 1950s).

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.