Leaves are glabrous or nearly so beneath. Glossy leaves are toothed and without short lobes. Leaf margins are coarsely and doubly serrate. Flowers open in May, followed by red fruit that ripens in October or November. Lobes are usually doubly toothed.
Thorns are stout and straight.
Leaves are red when unfolding, then become bluish-green. May. Fruit is dark purple when it ripens in October. Thorns are long and curved. Leaf tips are acute. Leaves have three to four pairs of short lobes with doubly toothed margins.