Foliage Notes:
Green (Dark-green, glabrous.); Red (Fall colors are yellowish-reds.)
Stem Notes:
Reddish (slender, shining, glabrous, aromatic when bruised)
Soil Notes:
Adaptable to different soils.
Diagnostic Characteristics:
The leaves are alternate, simple, 3 to 4 1/2" long, 3/4 to 1 1/4" wide, cuneate to rounded, sharply serrate, teeth incurved and gland-tipped, dark green in color, glabrous. Petiole 1/2" long, with 1 or 2 glands. Stems are slender, shining, glabrous, reddish, aromatic when bruised or cut.