Description
Ceanothus spinosus is a large treelike shrub approaching 6 metres (20 ft) in maximum height. The stem is a rough-barked trunk near the base and has thorny, green to greenish-brown branches. The thick, firm evergreen leaves are up to 4 or 5 centimeters long and are hairless on the upper surface but sometimes lined with hairs underneath.
The shrub blooms in inflorescences up to 15 centimeters long filled with clusters of white to pale blue flowers. The fruit is a smooth, round capsule about half a centimeter wide containing 3 seeds.
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