Twigs: Moderately stout, gray or brown, smooth or slightly hairy, rarely with spines; leaf scars alternate, crescent-shaped, slightly elevated, with 3 bundle traces.
Buds: Rounded, up to ¼ inch in diameter, reddish-brown, usually hairy.
Leaves: Alternate, simple; blades ovate, broadest near the base, short-pointed at the tip, rounded at the base, up to 4 inches long and nearly as broad, coarsely toothed along the edges, occasionally with shallow lobes, yellow-green and hairy on the upper surface, paler and hairy on the lower surface; leafstalks stout, up to 1 inch long, hairy.
Flowers: Showy, several in a cluster, appearing in April and May, each up to 1 inch across, with 5 white petals.
Fruit: Spherical or nearly so, up to 1 inch in diameter, red, fleshy but dry, with 4-5 nutlets.
Wood: Heavy, hard, close-grained, brown.
Habitat: Moist woods.
Range: Southern Ontario across to Minnesota, south to Oklahoma, east to Alabama.
Distinguishing Features: The Red Haw is distinguished by its densely hairy, ovate leaves which are often shallowly lobed.
