Rhus ovata

This native of Southern California and Arizona has large white flower clusters in March-May, large leathery leaves and reddish berries used to make lemonade-like drink. Sugar bush likes sun and little or no water after established.

Propagation: Seeds, heeled semihardwood cuttings in summer, root cuttings in December, suckers.

Similar plants:

• Cotinus coggygria, Rhus cotinus (Smoketree)
• Rhus batophylla (Redberry Rhus , Grey Rhus)
• Rhus dentata, Searsia dentata (Nana-Berry)
• Rhus glabra (Smooth Sumac)
• Rhus integrifolia (Lemonade Berry, Lemonade Sumac)
• Rhus sp. (Sumac)
• Rhus typhina (Staghorn Sumac)