Notes

Key Characteristics

Many-stemmed, clonal shrub or small tree
Leaves compound, 11-31 leaflets, leaves pubescent on leaflet midrib and main veins beneath; petioles and rachis conspicuously pubescent, turning bright scarlet with shades of crimson, purple, and orange in autumn
Twigs stout, densely velvety-pubescent with long hairs
The dense cluster of fruits is erect - staghorn effect, and the hairs are long and narrow

Sourced from page 293 of "Michigan Trees"