Lemonade Berry, Lemonade Sumac                roos in-teg-ri-FOL-ia

• Broadleaf evergreen shrub, 3-10 ft (0.9-3 m) tall, similar width, can grow as a tree to about 30 ft (10 m), form dense thickets.  Leaves alternate, simple, leathery, to 5 cm, elliptic (sometimes lobed), rounded at apex, margin entire or with a few small teeth, glossy, dark green above, paler below, fragrant.   Flowers small, about 5 mm, 5 white to pink petals, in clusters at the end of branches, early spring.  Fruit elliptical, 7-10 mm diam, sticky, reddish, covered with hairs, in clusters at the end of branches, the acid pulp can be used to flavor drinks, hence Lemonade Berry.
• Sun or part shade.  When established no additional water needed.  Grows best near the coast, can be grown as a hedge or espalier.
• Hardy to USDA Zone 9?    Native to southern California and Baja California.