Rhus aromatica

• BOTANICAL NAME: Rhus aromatica
• PRONUNCIATION: ros a-ro-mat'ik-a
• COMMON NAME: Fragrant Sumac
• FAMILY: Anacardiaceae
• NATIVITY: Along the East Coast
• GROWTH HABIT: Low, irregular shrub, produces dense tangled masses
• SIZE: 2 to 6' (height) by 6 to 10' (spread); variable
• HARDINESS: Zone 3 - 9
• CULTURE: Fiberous root system, 3/4 shade to fulls sun prefers acid, well drained soil
• LANDSCAPE USE: massing ground covers/ stabilizing sloped areas
• FOLIAGE: Alternate, trifoliate, leaflets subsessile, 1 1/2 to 2" glossy green to dark green, Orange to Redish Purple fall color
• BUDS: Small, yellow, pubescent, covered by leaf scar
• BARK: dark, rusty brown
• FLOWER: Polygamous or dioecious, yellowish, mid-late march to april 1" long
• FRUIT: Red (females only) hairy drupe from aug. to sept. then loose color into winter
• PROPAGATION: Seed/ soft wood cuttings
• PESTS: none serious
• CULTIVARS: Green Globe, Gro-low, Konza