A large irregular shrub or multistemmed deciduous tree, sometimes single stemmed.
Height: Up to about 10 - 25 feet tall, spread 10 to 25 feet.
Trunk: 9 to 10 inches in diameter. An attractive rough trunk; multi stemmed deciduous tree, sometimes single stemmed.
Flowers: On purple spikes 7 to about 12 inches long, drooping from terminal portions of branches, appearing in the late spring and early summer.
Blooming Time: April to June.
Seeds: Small hard round seed, smells like pepper, dark purple when ripe. Can hurt if stepped on barefoot.
Leaves: The leaves are palmately compound; with an odd number of linear leaflets (usually 5); dark green above, lighter underneath.
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