Shrubs, 20–40 dm. Stems: twigs: young growth green or reddish-tinged, glabrous, 1-year old reddish black, 2-years old dark gray; thorns on twigs ± straight, 2-years old blackish, fine, 2–3.5 cm. Leaves: petiole length 25–40% blade, sessile-or stipitate-glandular; blade narrowly ovate or ± oblong to narrowly obovate or narrowly rhombic, 2.5–5 cm, ?length/width = 1.5, thin?, base cuneate, lobes 2–4 per side, ?sides ± bowed?, sinuses shallow, ?max LII 10–30%?, lobe apex obtuse to subacute, margins serrulate, ± distant from one another for their size, veins 4 or 5(or 6) per side, apex acute, adaxial veins pilose young. Inflorescences 4–7-flowered (central axis very short); branches glabrous; bracteoles caducous, ?numerous, small?, narrowly oblong, membranous, margins stipitate-glandular. Flowers 15–20 mm diam.; sepals narrowly triangular, 3–4 mm, margins glandular-serrate, ?teeth average size for series, apex obtuse, abaxially glabrous?; anthers pink, ?small?; styles 3. Pomes ?in clusters of 2–5?, deep yellow, sometimes flushed red or purplish red, suborbicular, 6–7 mm diam.; sepals reflexed; pyrenes 3.
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