Leaves

• 15-25.5 cm in length
• 11-17 leaflets on a moderately stout stem
• leaflets are lance-shaped
• 5-9 cm in length
• fine toothed, bright green above, paler and slightly hairy below

Fruit

• circular, berry-like
• glossy, orangey-red about ½ cm in diameter
• found in large clusters, often remaining on the tree over winter

Bark

• smooth, thin, reddish-brown on young stems
• slightly scaly grey with age

General

• small, often bushy and shrub-like
• with several stems rising from the same root system
• grows from 3 – 9m in height
• 10-256 cm in diameter
• prefers rich open sites with abundant moisture
• it is found in pure stands, but grows either singly or in small clumps