deciduous shrub or small tree, multi-stemmed, measuring 5 to 12 feet tall and is usually wider than it is tall
yellowish-gray to grayish-brown bark with a white pith
pinnately compound leaves with 5 to 11 leaflets (usually 7), leaves are 2 to 6 inches long, ½ to 2½ inches wide, and have sharply serrated margins
profuse blooms of fragrant, creamy-white flowers that appear as flat-topped or rounded clusters
fruits are clusters of rounded, purplish-black drupes with multiple stones.