• Shape: Small tree
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Alternate
• Flower: White rounded cluster
• Leaves: 6-10 inches long, pinnately compound, 11-17 leaflets, leaflets; oblong, 1 ½-2 ½ inches long, ½-1 inch wide, pointed tip, sharply toothed, may be hairy
• Bark: gray/brown, smooth but develop plates and scaly patches that eventually peel off
• Fruit/Seed: cluster of ¼-1/2 inch, bright red berries
• Height: 10-40 feet
• Flowering: June - July
• Habitat: upland forest, bluffs, shores
• Other: Easily confused with Sorbus americana