Rhus glabra (Smooth Sumac) Mature 12-25ft 5 in long that mature

5 in long that mature in one year between August and November

A major ecological function of this plant is to provide habitat that attracts wildlife

and conventional or ornamental gardens

so take precaution and only eat the fruit

forming dense impenetrable thickets in riparian areas

Rhus glabra (Smooth Sumac) Mature 12-25ft 5 in long that maturePlant Description: A multi stemmed deciduous shrub with a spreading open crown, forming thickets from root suckers. Gray brown mature bark is smooth and twigs are sometimes covered with light brown hairs. The large leaves are pinnately compound comprised of 7 29 elongated leaflets with sharply toothed margins and pointed tips. Uppersides are dark green, undersides pale covered with a whitish waxy coating. A branched, terminal inflorescence is a cone