TROPICAL PLANT ENCYCLOPEDIA

Rhus glabra, Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra

Smooth Sumac
Family: Anacardiaceae
Origin: North America
USDA Zone: 3-9?
USDA Plant Hardiness MapLarge shrub 5-10 ft tallSmall tree 10-20 ftFull sunRegular waterOrnamental foliageDeciduous plantSubtropical or temperate zone plant. Mature plant cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time

The leaves are alternate, 30-50 cm long, compound with 11-31 leaflets, each leaflet 5-11 cm long, with a serrated margin. The leaves turn scarlet in the fall. The flowers are tiny, green, produced in dense erect panicles 10-25 cm tall, in the spring, later followed by large panicles of crimson berries that remain throughout the winter.


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