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| Leaves |
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12.5 to 25.5 cm. long |
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composed of 11 to 15 sparsely tapered, sharp-tipped
leaflets 5 to 9 cm. long by 1 to 2.5 cm. wide |
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blue-green above, paler and sometimes slightly hairy
below |
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| Fruit |
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round, berry-like, scarlet in color about ½ to 1 cm. in
diameter often remaining on the tree over winter |
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| Bark |
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greenish-brown |
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smooth and thin on young stems |
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becoming a slightly scaly, dark grey on old trunks |
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| General |
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commonly called dogberry trees in Newfoundland Showy
Mountain Ash is favored as an ornamental tree around residences and parks
because of its bright orange-red berries |
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generally a small, bushy tree, growing mostly on stream
banks or near lakes, it is common for it to reach 7.5 m in height and a few
cm. in diameter |
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