Description: Deciduous shrub or lower tree that can grow up to 6 m in height. Irregular crown, cracked darker bark. The leaves are elongated elliptical, entire edge, dark green. They are located on long stalks. The flowers are about 2 cm large and built of 5 white petals. The fruits are round and green, hard at first, and later yellow-brown. They contain black seeds.

Flowering time: April-May

Habitat: sunny and semi-shade places, in scrubland and clearings in deciduous forests

Interesting fact: fruits, small pears, are edible. They can beused for making jams, tea, distilled into alcohol.