arching
armed with thorns / prickles
bristly
bushy
climbing
compact
dense
few or no prickles/thorns
lax
mounded
narrow
rounded
sends out runners
spreading
suckers on its own roots
upright
well-branched
no prickles
light prickles
average prickles
heavy prickles

matte
glossy
semi-glossy

attractive fall color
blue highlights
dense
edged purple-red
fragrant
fringed stipules
holly-like
leathery
maroon highlights
maroon underside
variegated
wavy or ruffled
wrinkled (rugose)