Like other sumacs, it is a valuable plant for protecting native.

Oct 16, Both have compound leaves, but Ailanthus turns yellow and tan in the fall; staghorn sumac turns red, ranging into purples and oranges. The two plants have completely different fruit however.

Both have greenish flowers at the branch tips. The Ailanthus’ come in whitish-green foamy plumes and the male flowers shrubhauling.barted Reading Time: 3 mins. Sumac shrubs are in demand mainly for their fall color.

The flaming red leaves virtually light up a fall landscape. Sumac has been excluded from the landscape because of the relationship with ‘poison’ sumac. The sumacs offered by Nature Hills are not poisonous and have great value for fall color, erosion control, and as wildlife cover. Jun 10, Sumac (genus Rhus) is a group of flowering small trees and shrubs. Sumacs are identified by their fern-like pinnate leaves, conical clusters (panicles) of white or green flowers, and fuzzy red berries.

In the fall, sumac trees and shrubs turn brilliant autumn shades of red, orange, or purple. Trees and shrubs in the genus Rhus grow between 3. ' tall x 6' wide (seed propagated). A native shrub with tart, edible red berries and yellow to orange-red fall foliage. The showy fruit clusters are eaten by wild birds. Well adapted to a wide range of soils from sandy and rocky to red clay.

Rhus is a good choice for screening and wind shrubhauling.barcal Name: Rhus trilobata. Oct 21, Also known as prairie flameleaf sumac or flameleaf sumac, this is a medium- to large-sized shrub that is sometimes planted as a small landscape specimen for its autumn color and to attract wildlife. The pinnate leaves have 13 to 17 smooth-edged leaflets, and white to greenish flowers lead to dark red fruits much prized by shrubhauling.barted Reading Time: 8 mins.