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Hardiness
Zones:
3
to 9 |
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Habit:
Deciduous |
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Growth
Rate: Moderate
to rapid |
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Site
Requirements: Sun
to partial shade; tolerates poor, dry soil; does not tolerate
shade or wet soil |
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Height:
10
to 15 feet |
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Width:
10
to 15 feet |
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Texture:
Medium
to coarse |
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Form:
Compact
and dense when young; becomes open, irregular with age; short
trunk; crooked, spreading branches |
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Flower/Fruit:
Greenish
yellow flowers on 6 to 10" panicle in summer; velvety
red fruit in late summer on female plants; persists into winter
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Foliage:
Alternate,
pinnate compound medium to dark green leaves; 11 to 31 leaflets;
red, yellow-scarlet and red velvet fall color; good in dry
arrangements; smooth, hairless stems |
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Comments:
Drought
tolerant; rejuvenate by cutting to the ground every few years;
colony-forming shrub; not poisonous
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Cultivars:
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