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    • Photo of Rhus typhina flower, foliage by USDA

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    Rhus typhina

    Also Known As

    • Staghorn Sumac

    Plant type

    shrub

    size

    • H: 15'-25'
    • W: 15'-25'

    planting zones

    • 4a-8b

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    Rhus typhina plant details

    Rhus typhina is a fast-growing broadleaf deciduous shrub with green foliage. In summer green and yellow flowers emerge followed by red fruit. Attracts birds. Grows well with sun and even moisture water. Does well in well-drained soil.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Rhus typhina

    Plant type: shrub
    Plant family: anacardiaceae
    Foliage: deciduous green
    Mature size: 15 FT - 25 FT - wide, 15 FT - 25 FT - tall
    Flowers: green and yellow blooms in summer

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Rhus typhina

    USDA Zones: 4a - 8b
    Sun exposure: sun
    Watering frequency: even moisture
    Soil needs: well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    A wide-spreading, open, irregularly branched, large 15-25' shrub whose stems are covered with a dense reddish-brown down much like the velvet on a stag's horns; large, compound pinnate leaves, are deep-green above and glaucous below and turn a glorious orange, yellow, red in autumn, showy green-yellow flowers become large rusty-red pyramidal seed clusters on female plants (ours are unsexed seedlings), this sensational eastern native can form dense thickets if allowed. S/M-D

    By: Forestfarm

    Gardening facts about Rhus typhina plant

    How to Grow Rhus typhina

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun

    • Water Needs

      • even moisture

    • Soil Needs

      • well-drained

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Flower Color

      • yellow
      • green

    • Wildlife

      • birds

    • Fruit

      • red

    • Flower Season

      • summer

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

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    Rhus typhina Tiger Eyes® PP16185

    Scientific Name: Rhus typhina 'Bailtiger'

    aka Rhus typhina 'Laciniata Gold Form', Rhus typhina 'Tiger Eyes', Laciniata Gold Form Staghorn Sumac, Staghorn Sumac

    Plant Type

    Tree

    Zones

    4a-9b

    Size

    Height: 10'-15'

    Width: 10'-15'

    • sun - mostly sun
    • even moisture - regular
    • dry in winter
    Photo of Rhus typhina Tiger Eyes® PP16185 foliage by Karl Gercens III
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    Rhus ovata

    aka Sugar Bush, Sugar Sumac

    Plant Type

    Tree, Shrub

    Zones

    7a-10b

    Size

    Height: 6'-30'

    Width: 7'-30'

    • sun
    • occasional - drought tolerant
    • dry in summer
    Photo of Rhus ovata close-up, foliage by Stan Shebs
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    Rhus trilobata

    aka Skunkbush, Sour Berry, Three-leaf Sumac

    Plant Type

    Shrub

    Zones

    3a-10b

    Size

    Height: 2'-6'

    Width: 6'-10'

    • sun
    • even moisture - regular
    • dry in winter
    Photo of Rhus trilobata foliage, form, fruit by Stan Shebs
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    Rhus glabra 'Laciniata'

    aka Cut-Leaf Sumac

    Plant Type

    Shrub

    Zones

    2a-9b

    Size

    Height: 8'

    Width: 8'

    • sun
    • even moisture - regular
    • dry in winter
    Photo of Rhus glabra 'Laciniata' foliage by Conifer Kingdom
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    Searsia pendulina

    aka Rhus pendulina, Rhus viminalis, Kareeboom Rosyne, Kareehout, River Karee, Rivierkaree, White Karee, Willow Karee, Witkaree

    Plant Type

    Tree

    Zones

    9a-11

    Size

    Height: 12'-25'

    Width: 25'

    • sun
    • even moisture - low
    • dry in winter
    Photo of Searsia pendulina foliage, form by Annie's Annuals & Perennials
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