Grows from a shrub into a multi-stemmed tree up to about 6 m, with a very broad, vase-shaped to almost fan-shaped crown. The leaf is dark green on top and blue-green on the underside, with a slightly undulate leaf margin. The autumn colour is purple. Each flower head is surrounded by four creamy white bracts that overlap barely or not at all. They may be followed by large, red, strawberry-like fruits. In the 1960’s, propagation material from about 15 seedlings was distributed under the name ‘Milky Way’. As a result, there may be small differences between plants.