Is topped with slender twigs with small, green elliptical leaves. Very showy, fragrant flowers in early spring, followed in June by sweet, edible berries, which are eaten by birds if not harvested. Very desirable and highly recommended. 45 x 30 Hardy Zone 3. Rather rare and not often available commercially.
Branches are smooth, shiny, and red-brown at maturity.
Bark is dark red-brown, fissured into thick plates on older trunks. Seems quite resistant to bronze birch borer. Pyramidal when young, becoming round-headed and open at maturity. Young twigs have a strong wintergreen flavor when chewed. 40 x 30 Hardy Zone 3.