Leaves generally have wedge-shaped bases. They have irregularly doubly toothed margins with four to five pairs of short, acute lobes. Leaves are red when unfolding and later become bluish-green above and paler and smooth beneath. May. The fruit is apple green and smooth when nearly ripe, finally turning dark purple when fully ripe. The yellow flesh is sweet when it matures in October.
Branches are horizontal or spreading, and form a flat-topped tree.
Thorns or spines are short and stout. The tree is not as heavily armed as most hawthorns. Young foliage is villous above and along veins beneath. Leaf margins are irregularly toothed. Leaves on vigorous shoots are slightly lobed above the middle and dull green in color.