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Smooth Sumac
Scientific Name: Rhus glabra L.
Family: Anacardiaceae

Show Larger Picture Rhus glabra fruits, Herman, D.E. et al. 1996. North Dakota tree handbook. USDA NRCS ND State Soil Conservation Committee; NDSU Extension and Western Area Power Admin., Bismarck, ND.

Recommended Temperature Zone: sunset: 1-10,14-17 USDA: 3 to 9 Sun Exposure: Full sun Origin: Eastern North America Growth Habits: Deciduous shrub or small tree, 9 to 15 feet tall and wide (2.7-4.5 m); young stems are not pubescent; pinnately compound leaves, 12 to 18 inches long (30-45 cm), with 11 to 31 leaflets, finely hairy underside Watering Needs: Little to no water when established, good drainage Propagation: Seeds need to be scarified, root cuttings, suckers

Blooming Habits:
Dioecious, flowering in early summer, inconspicuous greenish white flowers

Fruiting Habits:
The fruits come on female plants, they are dark red, round and hairy, 0.12 inch long (3 mm). They ripen in the fall but persist through the winter.