| Common Name | Staghorn Sumac |
| Scientific Name | Rhus typhina |
| Height/ Width | rarely over 10' |
| Shape | large, loose, spreading with flat crown |
| Sun/Shade | Sun - partial shade |
| Leaf Color | Bright green in summer, yellow, orange, scarlet in fall |
| Soil | Well drained, wide range |
| Disease Susceptibility | Not serious. Occasional wilts, leaf spots, rusts, aphids, mites, scales. |
| Wildlife Value | |
| Notes | Tends to be overused. Invasive. Sap can cause allergic reaction. |
| Prairie Nursery | Heartland Restoration | Enders | Taylor Creek | Possibility Place | |
| Costs
from Spring 2001 catalog |
Information on Rhus typhina:
- 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=RHUHIR
- 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.