Habitat

• native to northern Asia and Japan
• hardy to zone 2

Habit and Form

• a deciduous shrub
• multi-stemmed
• 5' to 10' tall
• equally wide
• coarse texture
• fast growth rate

Summer Foliage

• alternate leaf arrangement
• odd, pinnately compound leaves
• 8" to 12" long
• 13 to 25 leaflets
• leaflets are 2" to 3.5" long
• lanceolate leaf shape
• doubly, sharp serration on leaf margins
• sessile on rachis
• purplish new growth
• dark green leaf color

Autumn Foliage

• not ornamentally important

Flowers

• white flowers
• 0.33" in diameter
• blooms in late June-Jule
• borne in terminal panicles
• 4" to 10" long
• showy

Fruit

• dehiscent follicles
• in terminal panicles

Bark

• not ornamentally important

Culture

• easily transplanted
• suckers
• prefers moist, well-drained, organic soil
• full sun to partial shade
• pH adaptable
• prune in early spring

Landscape Use

• border
• massing or grouping

Liabilities

• none serious

ID Features

• odd, pinnately compound leaves
• sessile leaflets
• white flowers in terminal panicles
• suckers

Propagation

• by cuttings
• by seed

Cultivars/Varieties

• none