Rhus glabra (Smooth Sumac) Mature 12-25ft forming dense impenetrable thickets in

forming dense impenetrable thickets in riparian areas

forming dense thickets that slowly spread by rhizomes or rooting branch ends

Ripening Time: early to mid summer

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

and conventional or ornamental gardens

Rhus glabra (Smooth Sumac) Mature 12-25ft forming dense impenetrable thickets inPlant 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