Clay, Gravelly, Limestone, Calcareous, Well Drained
Light Requirement
Sun
Water Requirement
Very Low, Medium
Native Habitat
Woodland
Bloom and Attraction
Bloom Color
White, Yellow, Green
Bloom Season
Summer
Seasonal Interest
Fruit, Fall Color, Nectar, Larval Host
Wildlife Benefit
Butterflies, Birds, Small Mammals, Bees
Maintenance
This tree can be left to form natural thickets, or pruned to preserve individual trees and slow suckering. Will be less likely to sucker and colonize if left undisturbed. Propagation Clump division , Seeds, scarified, Semi-hardwood cuttings
Comments
Blooms July-August. Tall shrub, short tree. Fast growing. Heat, cold, and drought-tolerant. Creamy spring flowers followed by pyramidal clusters of red fall fruit. Vivid red fall color for weeks. Flowers and fruit are food for bees, mammals and 20 species of birds. Native to Limestone soils. Similar in appearance to Rhus copallinum var copallinum (Winged Sumac) but lacks the winged stems, Larval Host: Red-banded Hairstreak and Banded Hairstreak. Replaces Invasive: Chinese Pistache.