*Shrub or small
tree, 6-20 feet tall *Branches
are small, and red-brown to dark brown in color
Leaves
*Alternate on the branch,
egg-shaped to broadly elliptical *1 5/8 to 4 3/4 inches long *Upper surface dark green and
lustrous, lower surface grayish green, usually hairy along veins,
margin toothed
Flowers
*In dense, elongated
groups at the end of branches *Flower in April and May *5 petals, white, separate,
rounded, 1/8 to 3/16 inches long
Fruit
*Fleshy
fruit, round red or bluish purple to black *5/16 to 7/16
inches in diameter *Each berry
contains one seed