The shrub of the genus Sorbaria in North China, about 3 meters high, has cylindrical twigs, which are smooth and hairless. Green when young and reddish brown when old. The winter buds are ovate, reddish brown, with sharp apex.
The shape of the twigs is similar to the former. The twigs are cylindrical and pubescent. They are green when they are young and dark red brown or yellow brown when they are old. Winter buds are ovate, purplish brown, with rounded and blunt apex.
North China sorbet for pinnate compound leaves, leaflets have 13-21, opposite, after lanceolate to oblong lanceolate, stipules membranous, for linear lanceolate.
It also has pinnate compound leaves. There are 11-17 leaflets, which are lanceolate to ovate lanceolate, stipules, ovate lanceolate to triangular lanceolate.
