A large, conical, suckering, deciduous shrub which has spiny, silvery-grey stems bearing elliptic to lance-shaped, tapered, scaly, grey-green leaves. Silver-grey buds open to reveal yellow flowers in summer which are followed by scaly, yellow fruit.
Grow in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. It will tolerate dry soil. It will reach a height and spread of 4m.







