Size: tree, 20' average height at maturity
Buds: terminal imbricate, lower scales may be continuous with twig surgace, blower buds deep pink to red
Leaves: deciduous, alternate, .75-3.25" long, simple, generally ovate or oblong-ovate, acuminate tips, sharply serrate
Twigs: spurlike growth often present on older wood
Flowers: monoecious, fragrant pink or red fading to white
Fruit: yellow and red, .375", not very persistent
