A small tree with wide, spreading branches and silvery leaves. The branchlets are spine tipped, and the leaves are covered with disk-shaped hairs with a central attachment (magnification is needed to see this distinctive feature). The fruit is a small, round, yellow to silvery berry with a single, large stone and granular pulp. This species prefers sub-irrigated sites, often in alkaline or saline soils. Despite its weedy nature, it has been extensively planted.
