Crown broad, but irregular and open. Bark gray and thickly furrowed.
Twigs reddish brown when young, graying with age, densely hairy, becoming glabrous.
Petioles stout, occasionally winged and with small glands. Rare in Oklahoma. In general, the fruits of hawthorn species are eaten by several species of birds. The dense branching patterns supply shelter. There are no specimens in the Bebb Herbarium, but it has been reported from eastern Oklahoma.