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Shrub, to 5 feet tall for the cultivar 'Eve Case' normally planted on campus, the species can achieve the stature of a small tree, as seen at Jasper Ridge. The berries rippen in the winter and can be marble-sized, Green to red to black. Once established it performs well without irrigation. Locations: North-South Mall; Sierra Mall; Dohrman Grove; Stauffer Chemistry; Gilbert Hall.
Like the leaves of its relative Rhamnus alaternus, the secondary leaf veins are festooned.
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Related material: Stanford Grounds Plant Information Sheet. List No.13, p. 7: Botanical
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