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Education > Moss Picks > September Top 10 > Smooth Sumac
Smooth Sumac : Rhus glabra
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Family: Anacardiaceae |
| Above: sumac stand, Below: sumac leaf fall color |
Use: meadows, landscape planting, erosion control, roadsides, highways, natural areas |
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Plant: large spreading shrub or small tree to 20'
Origin: most of North America (the only plant native to all 48 contiguous states)
Zone: 3 - 11
Flowers: beige/yellowish flowers crowded on terminal spike; red berries form in late summer.
Foliage: pinnately comound leaves.
Culture: full sun to part sun in well drained soil. Give plenty of space for spreading. Drought tolerant. |
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