Rhus typhina

stag's horn sumach

• Position: full sun
• Soil: moist but well-drained, moderately-fertile soil
• Rate of growth: average
• Flowering period: June to August
• Flower colour: conical clusters of yellow-green flowers
• Other features: on female plants the flowers are followed by deep crimson-red fruit
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  An upright, deciduous shrub or small tree with finely-cut dark green leaflets turning spectacular shades of orange-red in autumn. Stag's horn sumach is an excellent specimen plant for a small sunny garden. Since it spreads by suckering avoid planting too close to a lawn or surround the roots with a non-perishable barrier that will restrict the plant's spread.
  
  
• Garden care: Wearing stout gardening gloves remove any suckering shoots that arise around the base of the plant.
  
  
  • Eventual Height: 5m
  • Eventual Spread: 6m
  Rhus typhina - stag's horn sumach Breathtaking autumn colour