Shrub or a small tree 2-6 m tall. The bark is thin, rough, stripping. Leaves are simple. The lamina is elliptic and ovate, sometimes even lanceolata. The front leaf is freshly green, shiny. The underside is lighter, shortly hairy. There are tufts of hairs in veins branching. Paperlike if dry. The flowers are yellowed, arranged in spherical inflorescence. Flowering early - from February to April. The fruits are ellipsoidal to cylindrical drupes. Color is cherry-red, shiny, fruit overhanging, edible. Seeds are ellipsoidal, spindle-shaped. Shoots: Shoots are straight, thin, rigid, slightly squared. In youth sedentary hairy. Color olive-green, yellowish or reddish brown. Natural range: South and Central Europe on the south-west Asia; in our area domestic.