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Staghorn sumac

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Staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina)
Photo: Jardin botanique de Montréal (Robert Mineau)
Rhus typhina.

Onglets

Botany

Origin and description

Staghorn sumac is a shrub to small tree with an umbrella-shaped crown when mature. It can grow to 7 metres. Its deciduous green leaves turn red in fall. It features antler-like branches and highly pubescent, bright red fruit.

Common name

Staghorn sumac

Latin name (genus)

Rhus typhina (syn.= Rhus hirta)

English common name

Staghorn sumac

French common name

Sumac vinaigrier (syn.= Rhus hirta)

Botanical family

  • Anacardiaceae
Horticulture

Growing conditions

This plant prefers open, rocky, dry sites.

Easy to grow?

This small invasive tree forms dense, highly decorative clumps. It grows rapidly and is irregular in form. If left uncontrolled, it will spread via suckers.

Hardiness

  • Zone 3

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Pests and diseases
Physiological disorders