They have value in northern climates for their landscape qualities, as the colorful berry clusters are retained through winter.
Harmless sumac has red, upright berry clusters.
The berry clusters often sag down below the glossy foliage.
The fruit is a globose pink to red compound berry 2-3 cm in diameter, though these berries tend to grow larger towards the end of the season and some berry clusters that do not fall from the tree surpass 4 cm.
C. scandens flowers at branch tips, making larger berry clusters but fewer berries in total.
The loose berry clusters and thick skins of the grape provided a good resistance to rot in the sometimes wet maritime climate of Bordeaux.
Though not a large specimen, it puts on a fine show of berry clusters at this time of year.
The leaves and berry clusters of the Sauvignon vert and Sauvignon blanc are very similar which explains part of the confusion between the two vines.
When the leaves turn colour and the berry clusters are ripe, the rowan is a princely sight.
Millerandage occurs when some fertilized flowers do not form seeds but only small berry clusters.