Botanical Name: Rhus aromatica
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Common Name: Fragrant Sumac  
Plant photo of: Rhus aromatica
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Shrub

 

Height Range

6-12'

 

Flower Color

Yellow

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

Brown

 

Fruit Color

Red

 

Fruit Season

Summer, Fall

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

Fragrant sumac is a deciduous shrub with an upright, irregular habit, growing about 6 to 8 feet tall and wide. Yellow flowers appear in March and are followed by hairy, red fruits (female plants only) which mature in August and persist into the fall. Leaves are oval, coarsely toothed, and darkly green above and whitish-hairy underneath. Fall color is orange to reddish-purple. Useful for mass planting, naturalistic areas, erosion control (as it has a suckering habit). 'Gro-low' is a naturally occurring prostrate form that is ideally suited to be a groundcover.