6-10' × same.
One of the earliest flowering fruits every spring. Pink buds open to masses of fragrant white ¾" flowers. Variable ½" fruit in early summer ranges in flavor from mild to tart, and in color from scarlet to clear red to pink and sometimes even white. Eat fresh or frozen. Excellent jelly and fruit leather. Said to make a good pie but pitting would require quite a bit of work. Covering plants with netting will deter birds from gobbling your crop.
Broad dense fruiting shrub, becoming open and attractively irregular. Excellent hedge plant. Deeply veined light green foliage with very fine fuzz (tomentum) lining each vein underneath.
Prefers full sun in well-drained soil. Susceptible to brown rot. Plant two or more for pollination. Native to China and Japan. Zone 3.