Smooth Sumac

Smooth Sumac Care

Rhus Glabra

What is the plant

Smooth sumac is a native plant found throughout the eastern United States. A good choice for difficult sites, mass plantings, screening and highways plantings. The dark green summer foliage turns an excellent yellow to orange-red-purple combinations in fall. Female plants produce scarlet, hairy terminal fruits in summer and persistent into winter.

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Lighting

Full Sun

Hardiness zone

max 9b

Difficulty

Easy

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Water regularly until established.
Pruning
Prune to maintain desired shape.
Fertilizer
Not necessary.

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Sunlight
Plant in a reliably sunny spot
Soil
Succeeds in a well-drained fertile soil in full sun,Tolerates poor sandy soils
Temperature
A very hardy plant, when fully dormant it can tolerate temperatures down to at least -25°c

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Additional
Do not eat these plants. Many of the species in this genus are highly toxic and can also cause severe irritation to the skin of some people, whilst other species such as this one are not poisonous. It is relatively simple to distinguish which is which, the poisonous species have axillary panicles and smooth fruits whilst non-poisonous species have compound terminal panicles and fruits covered with acid crimson hairs
Popularity
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