Plant
Twig
- Alternate leaf arrangement
- Leafy shoots, flowers and fruit from short spur branches
Leaf
- 3-5" long
- Linear to slightly ovate
- Fine-toothed edges
Flower
- Small, clustered in short spur branches
- Light pink or white
- Can be fragrant
Fruit
- 1-2" long
- Elongated and somewhat flattened
- Drupe with fuzzy hull
- Hull splits at maturity to reveal stony pit
Seed
- Edible seed contained inside the hard shell
- Brown, ridged