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Ornamental - It is planted in garden as a flowering shrub and hedge. Food - Fruit can be used to make jams and jellies. Medicine- The fruit is analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antioxidant, antispasmodic, astringent, digestive and hypoglycaemic.
South Korea, Japan
Temperate biome.
Perennial deciduous shrub 1m tall.
Woody, thorny, and branched.
Deciduous, simple, ovate to elliptic, with serrated margins.
Showy, five-petaled, often orange-red, appearing before leaves.
Pome-like, hard and fleshy, containing numerous seeds.
Flowering: Feburary - March.