- large evergreen shrub to about 3 m
- the only fire blight-free large-leaved Cotoneaster
- shapely arching branches with elongated, dull-green leaves
- flowers white, in compact corymbs along the branches
- flowering time May
- gives numerous dull red berries in corymbs along the branches
- can be grown in any well-drained soil
- Suitable as a solitary tree, in small groups or in accent groups