| Common Name | Fragrant Sumac |
| Scientific Name | Rhus aromatica |
| Height/ Width | 2-6' / 6-10' |
| Shape | mound |
| Sun/Shade | Full sun; shade intolerant |
| Leaf Color | Medium green in summer, orange - red in fall. |
| Soil | well drained, coarse to moderately coarse |
| Disease Susceptibility | Not serious. Occasional wilts, leaf spots, rusts, aphids, mites, scales. |
| Wildlife Value | Very high - winter food for songbirds, game birds, mammals |
| Notes | Sensitive to soil compaction and 2,4-D. Prolific suckering. Spreads over ground, good fast, stabilizing cover. Salt resistant Small yellow flowers in spring, berries through winter. |
| Prairie Nursery | Heartland Restoration | Enders | Taylor Creek | Possibility Place | |
| Costs
from Spring 2001 catalog |
$30.00/oz | X |
Information on Rhus aromatica:
- USDA's PLANTS database. Plant Profile: http://plants.usda.gov/plants/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=fact_sheet.cgi
- Wisconsin State Herbarium - http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/herbarium/scripts/detail.asp?SpCode=RHUARO
- Hightshoe, Gary L. Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines for Urban and
Rural America. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co, 1988
- Dirr, Michael A. Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification,
Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation and Uses. 3rd
edition. Champaign: Stipes Pub. Co. 1983.
- Harstad, Carolyn. Go Native! Gardening with Native Plants and
Wildflowers in the Lower Midwest. Bloomington: Indiana University
Press, 1999