| Description | A fast spreading shrub which develops lots of nasty prickles. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4(5)-9 |
| Sunlight | full to part sun |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | prefers moist well drained but tolerates average |
| Temperature | freezes may kill the stems back to the ground |
| Flowers | large clusters of little white flowers, borne on the ends of branches |
| Fruit | showy masses of 1/4 in purple black berries on burgundy stems, fruit reminds me of Elderberry fruit |
| Leaves | bi to tripinnately compound, alternate, leaflets ovate, long rachis with scattered prickles, no consistent fall foliage color |
| Stems | stout and glabrous, with prickles |
| Dimensions | 10-20 feet, develops new shoots from the base and forms a thicket |
| Propagation | stratified seeds, root cuttings, divisions |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr) , Floridata web site |
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