Rhus aromatica – Fragrant Sumac – 3-Gallon

A very tough shrub, useful for stabilizing sunny banks as it thrives in hot, poor soils and spreads quickly. It’s also a pretty good shrub for screening. Blue-green, glossy leaves turn orange, red, or reddish purple in fall. The fuzzy red fruits that develop from pale yellow flowers on female plants are valued by many songbirds – you’ll need to include a male in your planting for pollination in order to get fruits. Fragrant Sumac has a widespread distribution – it’s found from New Hampshire to South Dakota south to Texas and Florida. While native to Ulster County, it’s uncommon except in northeastern portions of the county on sandy and often calcareous soils.