Dasiphora [Potentilla] fruticosa (Shrubby Cinquefoil) Size:1 gal NP sometimes used to make lemonade-like

sometimes used to make lemonade-like drinks

Green needle-like leaves are in fascicles of three and 5-10 in long

Does not like sun competition from other trees

It produces plum purple round berries which will often fade to black over time

Dasiphora [Potentilla] fruticosa (Shrubby Cinquefoil) Size:1 gal NP sometimes used to make lemonade-likePlant Description: This multi stemmed shrub grows upright and mounded in its northern range but it can be found to be sprawling and prostrate in other locations. Its young stems arch gently and are reddish brown and covered in fine, silvery hairs. Older bark shreds in long strips. Dense leaves are dark yellow green, pinnately compound with 5 7 leaflets that are small, elliptical, and covered in small hairs. Terminal (appearing at the ends of branches)