Flower Notes:
Yellow (Not ornamentally important; April)
Foliage Notes:
Green (Pale green leaves appear in early spring, then deep bright green leaves soon after); Yellow (Poor yellow fall color)
Fruit Notes:
Red (Rarely seen as males are more often used in cultivation; June-July)
Soil Notes:
Widely adapted to different soils
Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves (1-2" long and wide) alternate and simple with 3(-5) lobes. The petiole is glandular and hairy. Stems have ridges from the edges of leaf scars. Old stems exfoliate.