| Description | A medium to large shrub forms a dense tangle mass of stems. Good for naturalizing on difficult sites. |
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| Pronunciation | (ROOS or RH-us))(a-row-MAT-ik-ah) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-9 |
| Sunlight | full, with stands some shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | very adaptable, tolerates poor soil |
| Flowers | polygamous-dioecious with yellow flowers (female) occurring in short panicles and male flowers in catkins |
| Fruit | red fuzzy drupe |
| Leaves | trifoliate, glossy on upper surface, lower surface pubescent, green during the growing season and reds to orange fall coloration, fall coloration is not always dependable but very dramatic when it does occur, fragrant when crushed |
| Dimensions | over 6 feet tall by 6-10 feet spread, |
| Maintenance | can be rejuvenated by hard pruning |
| Propagation | seeds, cuttings |
| Misc Facts | The fruit can be made into a tea that tastes like lemon. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr) |
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