Shrub or small tree about 1,5 to 5 m tall. Leaves are odd-pinnate, composed of 5 to 7 leaflets with elliptic or ovate lamina. The leaf margin is serrulate. Leaflets are hairless or hairy on the veins. The flowers are white or pinkish, arranged in panicles. Flowering in May and June. The fruit are bloated capsules, 2-4 cm big, papery. Cracking along seem. Shoots: Shoots are strong, green, hairy. Older branches glabrous, with white longitudinal strips. The core is a big. Natural range: Central and south-eastern Europe, Western Asia; in our area domestic.