| Description | Prairie Flame Shining Sumac (Rhus copallina var latifolia) is a large, colony-forming shrub or small tree with brilliant fall foliage. A selection by the Morton Arboretum of the native Shining Sumac. |
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| Pronunciation | (rhoos)(ko-pal-LI-na) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-7 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average to dry |
| Soil & Site | average to poor soils, very adaptable, drought-tolerant |
| Flowers | Has creamy white blooms in late June, a non-fruiting male selection |
| Fruit | This is a male cultivar and doesn't produce fruit. |
| Leaves | Has glossy green summer foliage and spectacular red fall color. Its leaves are alternate and pinnately compound. The leaflets are borne on an alate (winged) rachis that gives the plant one of its common names: "winged sumac." |
| Dimensions | Reaches 5-7 tall by 4-10 spread in 15 years, suckering can form colonies with a medium growth rate. Forms multiple trunks. |
| Maintenance | Can be trained to a single stem and spreading stems can be removed. |
| Propagation | division, root cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | Selected from the collections of The Morton Arboretum of Lisle, Illinois, (USA). Grown from seed collected in Iroquois County Conservation Area, near the Illinois/Indiana border. A Chicago Land introduction. |
| Misc Facts | Specific epithet means gummy or resinous. |
| Author's Notes | I have seen this plant on many occasions, and the fall color of this plant is amazing. |
| Notes & Reference | Chicago Land Plant Release Bulletin #13 |
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