Plant
Twig
- Alternate leaf arrangement
- Leaves attached in prominent spurs
Leaf
- 2-3" long
- Petiole (leaf stalk) up to 3½" long
- Simple
- Distinct fan shape
- Attached in clusters of 3-5 leaves per spur
Bud
- Brown
- Mounded
- At tips of spurs
Flower
- Separate male and female trees
- Male: Short, 1" long catkins
- Female: On 1½-2" long stalk
- Green
Fruit
- 1-1½" long
- Plum-shaped
- Orange-tan color
- Fleshy pulp has foul odor
- Only female trees bear fruit
