Rhus copallina/Shiny Sumac

Typical autumn color for a roadside planting
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Scientific Name:	Rhus copallina
Common Name:	Shiny Sumac
Plant Type:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Broadleaf
Hardiness Zone:	7, 8, 9 Determine Your Zone
Height:	8-10 feet
Spread:	5 - 10 feet
Bloom time:	Spring, Summer
Flower color:	Green, Yellow
Fruit present:	Fall, Winter
Fruit color:	Red
Light Exposure:	Sun, Part Sun, Morning sun
Drainage:	Well drained, Moist,
Rate of Growth:	Fast
Water Requirement:	Low
Maintenance Level:	Low
Susceptible to insects and diseases:	No

Comments:	This sumac is found throughout the southern U.S. in open fields, along roadways, and other disturbed sites. A sure way to identify this native sumac is by the wings along the stems between the leaflets on the compound leaves. Foliage turns a brilliant red in late autumn with the prominent seed heads persisting into winter. Early settlers used sumacs to treat a number of ailments.