Fully grown, the plant is 6 metres (20 ft) tall with its petioles being circa 2.5 millimetres (0.098 in).

[4] Its flowers are white and they bloom from March to June.

Its small berry-shaped pome fruits are red.

It is grown in gardens and parks as an ornamental plant.

The species originated from southern China but it has been introduced to North America and has been naturalised, especially in California.