Flower Notes:
Green (Dioecious; in early spring; not ornamentally important)
Foliage Notes:
Green (Summer; attractive dark green); Yellow (Fall; inconsistent)
Fruit Notes:
Purple (Attractive red to dark purple, resembling blackberries; edible)
Soil Notes:
Prefers moist, well-drained soils, but is fairly adaptable
Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves are 3-5" long, alternate, simple, ovate, sometimes 2- to 3-lobed, toothed (primarily on younger shoots), and softly pubescent on the underside. Buds are 0.25-0.33" long, brown-black, glabrous, and imbricate. The thick brown stems are covered in a fine pubescence and exude a milky sap when broken. Bark is reddish brown.