| Description | Smooth Sumac (Rhus glabra) is a native tall shrub with bright red fall foliage. Can spread and form large monoculture colonies. |
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| Pronunciation | (rhoos or Rhuss)(GLAA-bra) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-9 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | prefers well drained rich soils, adaptable to most except poorly drained wet soils. |
| Flowers | small, yellowish green in small cluster, blooming in June. |
| Fruit | red, roundish, sticky-hairy occurring in dense compact end clusters |
| Leaves | green, pinnately compound, 11-30 leaflets, serrated, glaucous below and turning a brilliant red in the fall. |
| Dimensions | Up to 15-20 feet tall forming large colonies by suckering. |
| Propagation | scarified seeds, root cutting and division |
| Native Site | Mid to eastern half of USA into Canada |
| Misc Facts | The young fruit of most red seeded Sumac can be used to make pleasantly acid lemonade like drink or ground and used as a spice adding a lemon flavor to the dish. The species name "glabra" means without hairs. Native too many regions of the USA. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #63-How to recognize Shrubs (Grimm) |
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