Shrubs or trees, 50–80 dm. Stems: twigs: new growth sparsely pilose, 1-year old chestnut brown, ?becoming smooth?; thorns on twigs frequent, 2-years old glossy, dark brown or nearly black, stout, 3–4 cm. Leaves: petiole length 15–20% blade, sparsely pilose, gland-dotted; blade ?shiny? green, broadly elliptic to ovate, 4–7 cm, base cuneate, lobes 0 or 1–4 per side, sometimes apiculi, sinuses very shallow, margins doubly serrate, ?5 teeth per cm?, teeth 2 mm, ?gland-tipped early?, veins 6 or 7 per side, apex acute, abaxial surface pubescent on veins mature, adaxial appressed-pubescent young. Inflorescences 5–12-flowered, arising subterminally from perennial short shoots, also frequently on leafy side shoots of season lateral to extension shoots; branches pilose; bracteoles semipersistent, ligulate, 7–18 mm, subherbaceous, margins glandular-pectinate to glandular-serrate. Flowers 20–25 mm diam.; hypanthium pubescent; sepals lanceolate, margins glandular-laciniate; stamens 20, anthers cream to light yellow; styles 3–5. Pomes orange-red to red, 12–22 mm diam., pubescent; sepals patent-reflexed; pyrenes 3–5. 2n = 68.
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