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Sumac – Organic Answers Column – May 8, 2024<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Sumac – Native<\/span><\/h1>\n

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SUMAC, AROMATIC<\/b>\u2007 Skunk Bush, Fragrant Sumac<\/p>\n

Rhus aromatica<\/i> (RUSE err-o-MAT-eh-kuh)<\/p>\n

Deciduous Sun to part shade Height 4\u2032\u20136\u2032 Spread 5\u2032\u20137\u2032 Spacing 3\u2032\u20134<\/p>\n

HABIT<\/b>: Leaves have three leaflets which are fragrant when crushed. Plant will sucker and spread but usually not a problem. Yellow flowers in early spring followed by red berries. Red-orange fall color. Can grow as high as 12\u2032.<\/p>\n

CULTURE<\/b>: Grows in any soil that has good drainage, even in rock. Fibrous roots, easy to transplant.<\/p>\n

USES<\/b>: Naturalizing an area. Attracts birds.<\/p>\n

PROBLEMS<\/b>: None.<\/p>\n

NOTES<\/b>: Also called skunkbush and fragrant sumac. A good place to see this and other natives is the nature trail at Mountain View College. \u2018Gro-Low\u2019 is a compact form. \u2018Green Glove\u2019 is a larger cultivar. Native eastern USA to Texas.<\/p>\n

SUMAC, EVERGREEN<\/b><\/p>\n

\"\"Rhus virens<\/i> (RUSE VIE-rens)<\/p>\n

Evergreen Sun Height 7\u2032 Spread 7\u2032 Spacing 3\u2032\u20134\u2032<\/p>\n

HABIT<\/b>: Bushy growth. Rounded leaves do not look like other sumacs. Red berries in summer. Reddish-purple fall color.<\/p>\n

CULTURE<\/b>: Drought tolerant and carefree. Over watering is sure to kill.<\/p>\n

USES<\/b>: Specimen, mass planting, natural areas.<\/p>\n

PROBLEMS<\/b>: Few if any.<\/p>\n

NOTES<\/b>: Native to Central Texas. Deer love this plant.<\/p>\n

SUMAC, FLAMELEAF<\/b>\u2007Shining Sumac, Winged Sumac<\/p>\n

\"\"Rhus copallina<\/i> (RUSE ko-pal-LINE-ah)<\/p>\n

Deciduous Sun Height 15\u2032 Spread 15\u2032 Spacing 5\u2032\u201310\u2032<\/p>\n

HABIT<\/b>: Small, open-growing tree. Leafy wings along stems. Brilliant red fall color. Seed clusters in winter. Spreads by suckers.<\/p>\n

CULTURE<\/b>: Easy, any soil. Can be bare-rooted and likes little water.<\/p>\n

USES<\/b>: Specimen garden tree or background mass.<\/p>\n

PROBLEMS<\/b>: None except over-watering, which is sure to kill.<\/p>\n

NOTES<\/b>: Also called shining sumac because the top of the leaf is dark green and shiny above and hairy below. Prairie flameleaf sumac is R. lanceolata<\/i>.<\/p>\n

SUMAC, SMOOTH<\/b><\/p>\n

\"\"Rhus glabra<\/i> (RUSE GLA-bra)<\/p>\n

Deciduous Sun to part shade Height 10\u2032 Spread 10\u2032 Spacing 4\u2032\u20138\u2032<\/p>\n

HABIT<\/b>: Thick stems with foliage at ends, spreads by suckers out from the mother plant. Excellent orange to red fall color. Vertical flowers and fruit which matures by fall and remains on bare stems through the winter.<\/p>\n

CULTURE<\/b>: Unbelievably durable and widely adaptable. Can be transplanted easily\u2014even bare root. Can take more water than the other sumacs.<\/p>\n

USES<\/b>: Background, mass, natural areas, fall color.<\/p>\n

PROBLEMS<\/b>: Spreads.<\/p>\n

NOTES<\/b>: ‘Lancinata’<\/i> is a cut-leaf cultivar that is almost fern-like. Has the reputation of being poisonous \u2013 but it isn’t.<\/p>\n

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\n Prairie flameleaf sumac<\/p>\n

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