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Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina)

Deciduous Shrub

Size Sold: 1-0, 12-18 inches

Other Names: Velvet Sumac

Native to the U.S.

COLDEST USDA Cold Hardiness Zone Where Species Typically Survives: 4

Range: Eastern Quebec to Minnesota, south to South Carolina, Alabama, Illinois, and Iowa

Typical Mature Height: up to 25 feet

Light Requirement: partial shade

Soils: dry, rocky, gravelly soils

Habitat: dry uplands, old fields, and forest edges

Flower Color: red, yellow, green 

Fruit: red, fuzzy, drupes forming dense, cone-shaped clusters

Bloom Time: summer

Wildlife Value: the berries (they can persist into the winter thus providing a food source when other sources are scarce) are a preferred food source for numerous native wildlife species, including ruffed grouse, eastern phoebe, American crow, northern mockingbird, gray catbird, American robin, wood thrush, hermit thrush, eastern bluebird; special value to native bees and honey bees

Uses: often planted as an ornamental shrub; berries can be used to make tea; historically, the fruit, bark and leaves were used to tan hides, and the leaves and fruits were boiled to make black ink 

Photo by Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org

More Information: https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=RHTY

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    • Forestry >
      • Forestry Home Page
      • Forestry Updates and News
      • MAEAP FWH*A*Syst
      • American Tree Farm System
      • Forestry Programs and Other Organizations
      • Forestry Educational Tools
      • List of Foresters
      • List of Tree Planters, Arborists, and Loggers
      • Referrals for Foresters
    • Produce Safety
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