Botanical Name: Rhus trilobata
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Common Name: Squawbush  
Plant photo of: Rhus trilobata
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Shrub

 

Height Range

3-6'

 

Flower Color

Yellow

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green

 

Bark Color

Brown

 

Fruit Color

Red

 

Fruit Season

Summer, Fall, Persistent

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Mountain States Nursery
  • Description

  • Notes

This Utah native is an attractive shrub well suited to the urban landscape. It has an upright, rounded form and grows about 5 to 6 feet tall and wide. Mid-spring flowers are yellow and inconspicuous, but they are followed by clusters of crimson-red fruit that persists through the summer well into the winter months (and enjoyed by birds). The foliage is lobed, glossy dark green, and aromatic when crushed. The fall color is golden orange to bright red-purple. Well suited for the shrub or foundation border, as a hedge or screen, for erosion control, or in a naturally-styled landscape.