Description

Rhus copallinum, Shiny Sumac 18-24″ Wholesale Native Bare Root Shrub

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Native bare root shrubs and trees are dug and shipped while dormant, late November to Mid April.

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Winged sumac is a native deciduous shrub or small tree in the Anacardiaceae family that is found in Central and Eastern USA and all areas of NC. It spreads by root suckers to form large colonies and is an important winter food source for many birds, mammals, and pollinators including bees. Summer flowers are in dense panicles from July to September. The central stem of the compound leaves has a distinctive wing between the leaflets. The leaves have an excellent red fall color.  Drupes appear in fall and persist into winter. Shrubs are usually separate male and female plants so both are needed for fruit set.

Winged Sumac does best in moist to dry fertile soils but is tolerant of a wide range of soil types including poor ones except for wet sites. Full sun is best as it is not very shade tolerant.

This shrub could be used as a hedge in an area where it can spread. Otherwise, it is best used in naturalized areas for wildlife value but where the fall color can be enjoyed or on slopes for erosion control where it will spread by suckers.

Fire Risk Rating:
low flammability
Wildlife Value:
This plant provides nectar for pollinators. It is a larval host plant for Red-Banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops) which has two broods a year from April-October. It is also a host plant for the Luna moth. Butterflies and bees nectar at the flowers. Its fruits are eaten by songbirds, white-tailed deer, opossums, wild turkey, and quail. Its bark is eaten by rabbits.
Play Value:
Attracts Pollinators
Wildlife Food Source
Wildlife Larval Host
Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
fire in the landscape. Heat and drought tolerant.
Dimensions:
Height: 7 ft. 0 in. – 15 ft. 0 in.
Width: 10 ft. 0 in. – 20 ft. 0 in.

Light:
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Soil Texture:
Clay
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky
Soil pH:
Acid (<6.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Soil Drainage:
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasionally Dry

Rhus copallinum, Shiny Sumac 18-24″ Wholesale Native Bare Root Shrub

For Shipping, Install and additional info please see “About Bare Root“.

Native bare root shrubs and trees are dug and shipped while dormant, late November to Mid April.

See all available Native Bare Root Shrubs