The overall height of Nanking cherry is about 2-6 meters, and the bark color is gray white. The branches are grayish brown, the twigs are green, the surface is smooth and glabrous.
Cherry leaves are ovate or oblong ovate, about 5-12 cm long and 3-5 cm wide. The surface color is bright green. Apex and tail acuminate, base rounded, glabrous, below pale green
The inflorescence of Nanking cherry is close to umbrella shape, with 3-6 flowers. The involucre is oval and brown. The calyx tube is bell shaped, with pilose outside. The sepals are triangular oval or oval oblong. The petals are white and oval.
The color of Nanking cherry fruit is red, the shape is similar to spherical, the diameter is 0.9-1.3cm. The fruit period is from May to June.
