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Hardiness
Zones:
3
to 8 |
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Habit:
Deciduous |
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Growth
Rate: Rapid |
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Site
Requirements: Sun
to partial shade; range of soil types; does not tolerate shade
or wet soil |
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Height:
15
to 25 feet |
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Width:
15
to 25 feet |
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Texture:
Medium
to coarse |
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Form:
Large,
loose, open shrub or small tree; picturesque branches; often
forms colonies |
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Flower/Fruit:
Greenish
yellow flowers in summer on 4 to 8" panicle; pyramidal
panicle of velvety red fruit in late summer on female plants;
persists into spring
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Foliage:
Alternate,
compound pinnate bright green leaves; 13 to 27 leaflets; yellow,
orange, scarlet and red velvet fall color |
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Comments:
Drought
tolerant; rejuvenate by cutting to the ground every few years;
not poisonous; spreads by suckers to form colonies
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Cultivars:
Dissecta: leaflets more deeply cut than Lancinata, female
plant, good fall color;
Lancinata: deeply divided leaflets, ferny appearance, female
plant
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