Medium-size tree, initially with narrow oval crown, eventually with an ovoid crown to 10 m tall and 6 to 8 m wide. Twigs are brown, old bark is grey and smooth. The imparipinnate leaves consist of 15 - 17 leaf segments. They are glossy dark green and in autumn turn intensely orange-red to red. In May and June the white flowers appear in wide corymbs. They are followed by more or less pear-shaped, orange-red fruits that remain on the tree until into winter, provided they are not eaten by birds. Healthy tree that was named in a Swedish research programme. The seed from which ‘Dodong’ was produced was collected in 1976 by a Swedish-Danish expedition to the Korean island of Ullung Do. Dodong is the name of the island’s port.
Sorbus 'Dodong' môže dorastať do výšky 10 m v závislosti od podmienok stanovišťa a klímy.
Sorbus 'Dodong' rastie priemerne rastúci a môže dorastať do výšky 10 m v závislosti od podmienok stanovišťa a klímy.
Listy stromu Sorbus 'Dodong' sa na jeseň sfarbia do oranžová, červená."
Správny čas na výsadbu stromu je mimo vegetačné obdobie. V strednej Európe môže byť Sorbus 'Dodong' so zemným balom vysadený od polovice novembra do konca apríla, avšak závisí to veľmi od klimatických podmienok a druhu stromu.