This is a tall shrub with an umbrella like canopy.  Large leaves are made up of smaller leaflets.  It's twigs are covered in tiny hairs giving them a velvety feeling similar to the velvety antlers of deer, thus the name.  In the summer red berries grow tightly together in a cone shape, pointing upward.  These berries are edible and most commonly used in a tea or other drinks.  In the fall the leaves turn orange and red.  Plant in well drained soil.