Scientific Name:	Rhus typhina
Pronunciation:	roos tiff-EYE-huh
Common Name:	staghorn sumac
Family Name:	Anacardiaceae
Plant Type:	Shrub - deciduous, Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:	Stems reddish, velvety; leaves alternate, pinnately compound (with 13 to 27 leaflets), hairy rachis; flowers yellow-green panicles; fruit hairy, crimson, aggregate drupes, thick terminal clusters, persistent. Winter ID: leaf scar encircles fuzzy bud; twigs pubescent; persistent fruit.
Course(s):	HORT 2355, Level 3 Apprenticeship, CLT Training

Habit: Open, Spreading Form: Round Texture: Medium - coarse Mature Size: Height: 5 - 7m Spread: 5 - 7m Growth Rate: Moderate Origin: U.S. - northeast Hardiness Rating: Zone 3: (-40 to -34 C) Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained Water Use: Low Landscape Uses: Accent plant, Attract birds, Erosion control, Native planting, Screening, Tall background, Wildlife food Additional Info: Google. Cultivars shown may include R. 'Dissecta'. Popular newer cultivars include R. 'Tiger Eyes'.

Leaf Morphology: Form: Compound Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Pinnate venation Surfaces: Pubescent Compound Leaf: Odd-pinnate Colour in Summer: Green, Green-yellow Colour in Fall: Red Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Lanceolate Apices: Acute Bases: Cuneate Margins: Serrate

Inflorescence Type: Panicle Flower Morphology: Colour (petals): Not showy, Green, Green-yellow, Yellow, Brown Flower Scent: None Flower Time at Peak: Jun, Jul

Fruit Type: Drupe Fruit Colour: Red, (Crimson with black "seeds" appearing by Oct.) Fruiting Time: Sep, Oct Additional Info: Showy, Edible, Fruit soaked in warm water and sweetened makes a lemonade; edible fruit.

Bark or Stem Colour: Red, Brown, Grey     Leaf Bud Type: Ovoid, Rounded or globular Leaf Scar Shape: U-shaped

Propagation:	Seed, Layering
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Low
Pest Susceptibility:	Rabbit resistant, Dieback, Wilt, Mites, Aphids or adelgids

Location(s): (WDH) Wark-Dumais House Location Map

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