Post on 01-Jan-2016
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Rhus aromatica Fragrant Sumac
• Habit and Form– a large open shrub or
weedy tree – flat-topped crown – colonizes and suckers – 15' to 25' tall – spread is difficult to
determine because it colonizes
– coarse texture – fast growth rate
Rhus aromatica Fragrant Sumac
• Summer Foliage– alternate leaf arrangement – pinnately compound leaves – leafs are 1 to 2 feet long – 13 to 27 leaflets – each leaflet is lanceolate in
shape, 2" to 5" long – leaflets have a serrated
margin – leaf rachis is long and hairy
• Autumn Foliage– yellow, orange to red fall color – very showy
Rhus aromatica Fragrant Sumac
• Flowers– dioecious – borne in large hairy
panicles – male flower head
larger than female – blooms in June
• Fruit– crimson, pyramidal
panicle of seeds – matures in late August – persists
Rhus aromatica Fragrant Sumac
• Bark– extremely hairy stems – concealed lenticels – stout stems – aromatic – older stems are not
pubescent