Rhus glabra

sweet or smooth sumac

Photograph(s) by*: CM NRCS

Characteristics

Height: 2-20'
Spread: 2-35'
Flowers: Jun.-Jul.; greenish
Fruit: Aug.-Oct.; red; berry
Fall color: red

Conditions *

Light:
Moisture: Dry Moist
Soil pH: 5.3-7.5
Soil type: Loamy Sandy

Habitat

dry or moist soils in open areas; shale barrens, old fields, dry open slopes, roadsides, fencerows

Native to

Region: Coastal Piedmont Mountain *
States: MD DE PA NY WV VA

Wildlife

*
high wildlife value

Notes

fuzzy berry clusters; male and female may be on separate plants; extremely drought resistant

 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/1228.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004