Welcome to ID That Tree! In this episode, Purdue Extension Forester Lenny Farlee introduces us to a widespread native shrub called smooth sumac. Found in open fields, roadsides and woodland edges ...

Smooth sumac is great along the edge of a woods, road or street side embankment or in erosion control areas. Botanical name: Rhus glabra Common name: Smooth sumac Attributes: This shrub/small tree ...

What’s that red in the woods? Sumac, most likely. “It’s a harbinger,” said Julie Janoski, Plant Clinic Manager at The Morton Arboretum. “When you see those first scarlet sumac leaves, you know autumn ...

Many birds, including Blue Jays, feed on Staghorn Sumac berries in late winter. Over the course of spring, different tree species produce buds and leaves on a staggered schedule. This variation has ...

When I announced to some friends that I was planning to establish a native sumac grove on my property, the first thing I heard was, "Why would you want to plant that trash tree on your property?" I ...

A thicket of smooth sumac retained some of its berries in January, though most of them were gone. Smooth sumac is well known for its brilliant red fall foliage and its deep red berries. Smooth sumac, ...

Growth habit: Large shrub or small tree with a short or multi-stemmed trunk and spreading branches. Grows in colonies, suckering out from mother plant. Size: 2 to 20 feet tall Foliage: 11 to 31 ...