Habitat

• native to Japan and Korea
• hardy to zone 5
• widely naturalized throughout the United States
• Special Note: This species has demonstrated an invasive tendency in Connecticut, meaning it may escape from cultivation and naturalize in minimally managed areas. For more information, Click Here.

Habit and Form

• a deciduous shrub
• fountain-like form
• 3' to 8' tall
• 10' to 15' wid
• medium texture
• fast growth rate

Summer Foliage

• alternate leaf arrangement
• odd, pinnately compound leaves
• usually 9 leaflets
• obovate leaf shape
• settate leaf margins
• stipules present
• bright green leaf color

Autumn Foliage

• yellow
• not ornamentally important

Flowers

• white, single flowers
• 1" across
• fragrant
• blooms in June
• borne in corymbs

Fruit

• red hip
• 0.25" across
• egg-shaped
• matures in August

Bark

• pricles along canes
• branches are predomitely basal

Culture

• full sun
• easy to transplant
• prefers well-drained soil
• pH adaptable
• salt tolerant

Landscape Use

• hedge
• for flowering effect
• specimen
• for seaside planting

Liabilities

• foliar diseases are common
• invasive: the plant seeds readily into wild/waste places
• nonserious pest problems

ID Features

• recurved prickles
• alternate leaf arrangement
• red hip

Propagation

• by seed
• by cuttings

Cultivars/Varieties

• none