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. Twigs are grayish in color. Flowers are white and borne in May or early June, after the foliage is expanded. Stamens are often pink.