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Scientific Name: | Rhus glabra | Form: |
Round
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Common Name: | smooth sumac | Texture: | Coarse |
Family Name: | Anacardiaceae | Habit: |
Stiffly upright
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Plant Type: |
Shrub - deciduous
| Mature Size (ht. X w.): | 2 - 3m x 2 - 3m |
Origin: |
Canada - eastern,
U.S. - northeast,
B.C. west of Cascades
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 3: (-40 to -34 C) |
Leaves: |
Compound,
Alternate,
Pinnate venation,
Glabrous,
Odd-pinnate,
Lanceolate,
Serrate
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Flowers: |
Panicle,
Green,
Yellow,
Jun-
Jul-
Aug
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Fruit: |
Drupe,
Edible,
Red,
Dark-red,
Aug-
Sep-
Oct-
Nov,
(Persistent)
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Exposure: |
Full sun,
Part sun/part shade
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Soil or Media: |
Acidic
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Landscape Uses: |
Filler,
Attract butterflies,
Erosion control,
Attract birds
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Key ID Features: | New stems reddish; leaves alternate, bluish-green, turning rich red in autumn, pinnately compound (with 11-31 opposite leaflets); flowers yellow-green, conical panicles; fruit red, spherical panicles, persistent. Winter ID: stems smooth, stout; scars encircle leaf buds. |