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Hardiness
Zones:
4-9 |
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Habit:
Deciduous |
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Growth
Rate: Slow to moderate |
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Site
Requirements: Sun to shade;
range of soil conditions including dry and heavy clay soil |
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Texture:
Medium |
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Form:
Stiff branches at right
angles
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Height:
10 to 20
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Width:
Varies |
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Leaf:
32 to 64" bi- to tri-pinnately
compound leaves; bronze new foliage; yellow to red-orange fall foliage |
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Flower/Fruit:
3 to 4" cluster of
creamy white flowers in summer; compact cluster of purple-black
berries
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Comments:
Native;
thorny; can spread by suckers; fruit attracts birds, flowers attract
bees and tiger swallowtail butterflies; easy to transplant
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Cultivars:
Variegata
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