Description ¹

• Shape: Multi-stemmed shrub
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Alternate
• Flower: elongated cluster – catkin, male; 2-4 per cluster, 1 ¼-3 ½ inches long, female; red, 2-10 per cluster, 1/3 inch long
• Leaves: egg shaped with bluntly pointed tip, 2-3 ½ inches long, 1-2 ½ inches wide, finely and singly toothed
• Bark: gray-red/brown, smooth, scattered pale horizontal lenticels
• Fruit/Seed: stout, oval to egg-shaped, cone-like clusters, up to ¾ inch long
• Height: 6-14 feet
• Flowering: May - June
• Habitat: mixed forest, clearings, river banks, shores, rock outcrops, bluffs, cliffs

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1. (c) Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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