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Smooth Sumac (Rhus glabra) is a vigorous, deciduous plant that can be grown as a small specimen tree or an open, spreading shrub. Its shiny, compound green leaves turn bright, brilliant shades of orange and red in the fall. Inconspicuous green/yellow flowers turn into large, cone-shaped, fuzzy red fruit on female shrubs. Smooth Sumac is a suckering shrub and can spread aggressively if left unchecked. Plants that are less stressed will sucker less, so give enough water and do not remove more than 1/3 of the plant when pruning. Regularly remove suckers by pruning them off the base of the main trunk, or digging them up. Smooth Sumac can be shaped as a specimen tree (easier to prune suckers and control), or be allowed to form a privacy thicket or hedge in a large area. It is tolerant of urban pollution. 

Smooth Sumac

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  • Native to Cache County: Yes

    Irrigation Requirement: Low (1/2" every 10-14 days) to Moderate (1/2" every 7-10 days)

    Mature Size: 9 - 15' tall and wide

    Bloom Colors: Inconspicuous

    Bloom Season: June

    Hardiness Zone: 3 - 9

    Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade (colors will be brighter in full sun)

    Deer Resistant: No

    Salt Tolerant: Unknown

    Soils: Tolerates sand, loam, or clay soils as long as they are well-drained. 

  • Plants in the Rhus family are host species for 9 known native pollinators in the Cache Valley area. Smooth Sumac also provides berries for birds, and cover and habitat for birds and other animals. 

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