| Description | A Cut-leaf Sumac type with bright yellow foliage during the growing season and vivid fall colors. |
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| Pronunciation | (rhoos or Rhus)(TIE-fee-na) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | full to light shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | prefers average but will tolerate drier when established |
| Leaves | alternate and pinnate compound. During the growing season the color changes from chartreuse to a bright yellow. In the fall the color ranges from yellow to orange to scarlet. An addition color is the petiole and rachis which are a fuzzy rosy red. |
| Stems | branches are angled upward |
| Dimensions | Seems to be a lot of discrepancy about the size. Many places list it as 10-12 by 10-12 and some 6-8 by 6-8. Only time will tell. . |
| Maintenance | will sucker and they need to be removed, can be cut back hard in the spring |
| Propagation | division of suckers |
| Cultivar Origin | Baily's Nursery, Minnesota (USA) |
| Author's Notes | I have had this shrub in my yard for about 8 years (2013). It never gets taller than 4 feet because some critter eats the top off each year. It took a few years before it startered to sucker, but now I am removing suckers each year. This plant is in the back yard and the bright foliage draws you to this garden. In the summer of 2015 I cut back the plants hard and they easily regrew. |
| Notes & Reference | The ones in my yard only get about 3 by 5, some critter keeps on snacking on the tips. |
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