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Rhus typhina |
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Staghorn
Sumac |
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Eastern United States |
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Stiffly
upright, loose, open, but suckering freely, eventually
forming a flattish to somewhat rounded outline. |
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15-25 feet
tall with a spread of 15-20 feet. The largest of the
native Rhus species. |
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Plants are
dioecious. Flowers are greenish, borne in dense,
hairy panicles, 4-8 inches long |
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Late June to
early July |
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Leaves are
alternate, pinnately compound with 11-13
leaflets, each lanceolate-oblong, 2-5 inches
long, with an acuminate apex and a serrate
margin, pubescent when young. |
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Fall color
is orange to red, usually very bright and showy. |
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Buds are
hairy leaf scars C-shaped, not elevated. |
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Stems are
stout, club-like, rounded, densely velvety
hairy. |
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Fruit is a
crimson, densely hairy drupe, ˝ inch in
diameter, ripening in August - September and
persisting. |
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