Branchlets and leaflets are glabrous. Leaves have three to seven, usually five, leaflets. Bark is dark gray, fissured, and tightly held. Leaves have five to seven, usually five, leaflets. Bark is dark gray, fissured, and closely held.
Twigs are densely woolly, or hairy, and bright brown in color.
Leaves contain seven to nine leaflets. Foliage is very fragrant when crushed. Bark is ridged and closely held. Bark is shaggy and breaks into plates that are shed. The upper leaflets are larger than the lower ones.