| Leaves |
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15-25.5 cm in length |
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11-17 leaflets on a moderately stout stem |
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leaflets are lance-shaped |
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5-9 cm in length |
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fine toothed, bright green above, paler and slightly
hairy below |
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| Fruit |
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circular, berry-like |
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glossy, orangey-red about ½ cm in diameter |
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found in large clusters, often remaining on the tree over winter |
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| Bark |
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smooth, thin, reddish-brown on young stems |
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slightly scaly grey with age |
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| General |
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small, often bushy and shrub-like |
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with several stems rising from the same root system |
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grows from 3 - 9m in height |
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10-256 cm in diameter |
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prefers rich open sites with abundant moisture |
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it is found in pure stands, but grows either singly or in small clumps |
