Mespilus germanica, heavy, multi-stem shrub or tree on a short trunk with a wide, heavily branched irregular crown. Height up to 6 m. Branches with short shoots that grow out to thorns. Dark green leaf, up to 12 cm long, auburn to yellow in autumn. Blooms in May, with single, disc-like, white flowers, 30-40 mm. Edible, brownish-green, oblate-round fruits, 30 mm, with a large, open husk and long, remaining calyx. Park tree for fertile, moist soil. Garden and park tree.