Scientific Name
Acanthopanax sieboldianus = Eleutherococcus sieboldianus

Common Name
Fiveleaf aralia; Angelica shrub

 
Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Moderate to rapid
Site Requirements: Sun to shade; prefers well-drained soil but tolerates clay, sand, drought, pollution
Height: 6 to 10 feet
Width: 8 to 10 feet
Texture: Medium
Form: Erect, upright shrub with arching branches that flop over
Flower/Fruit: Small greenish-white flowers in umbel in early summer; modest production of small black fruit
Foliage: Alternate, palmately compound leaves with 5 to 7 leaflets; 1 to 2.5" long; bright green; non-showy fall color - mostly yellow
Comments: Can be severely pruned; easy to transplant and adapts to poor growing conditions; makes a good screen or barrier; tends to sucker
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