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| Leaves |
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6-11.5 cm in length |
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lance-shaped, fine toothed with a slender, sharp tip |
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often curved to one side
inward at the tip |
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bright, shiny, green above, paler below, often turning bright
red in autumn |
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| Fruit |
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bright red, berry-like |
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½ -1 cm. in diameter on a long stalk |
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sour but edible flesh ripening in late August or early
September |
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| Bark |
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thin and smooth |
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dark reddish-brown, often marked by raised, horizontal
elongated, orange, powdery markings (lenticles) |
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| General |
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most commonly a small tree |
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3 - 7.5 m in height |
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grows on a variety of sites and is often found on new clearing
and burned over area |
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doesn’t grow well in shade, and in forests where is has become
over shadowed |
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it often appears to be dead or unhealthy |
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although it has no commercial value, it is useful in preventing
erosion in burned or cleared forest land |
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