Woody shrub growing in central Iowa.
Opposite, pinnately compound leaves.
Leaflets have serrated margin.
Not Acer (Box Elder), Fraxinus (Ash), or Sambucus (Elderberry).
Any ideas would be great.
2007-08-03 18:28:27 · 3 answers · asked by andy 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Sorry - last description was a little brief. I'll try and do better.
Leaves are approximately 6-9 inches long and generally have 5 leaflets. The leaflets are ovate with an acuminate tip and are coarsely serrate.
I haven't yet seen any flowering or fruiting structures.
But I must again emphasize that the leaf arrangement is definitely opposite.
2007-08-04 08:34:24 · update #1
The best I can come to your description is a Sambucus. Sambucus nigra (European elderberry - usually 5 leaflets) , pubens (American Red Elder - 5-7 leaflets) & racemosa (European Red Elder - 5-7 leaflets) do fit your discription and they are not American Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis).
Are the leaflets 6-9" or the compound leaf?
2007-08-03 22:06:30 · answer #1 · answered by A Well Lit Garden 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Beautiful description. Leaves: lanceolate? Ovate? Spadate? .... Flowers?....
Mimosa? sumac?
2007-08-04 07:30:33 · answer #2 · answered by reynwater 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
pic would be great
2007-08-04 01:57:57 · answer #3 · answered by unit ® 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋