75 SMOOTH SUMAC TREE Red Berries Rhus Glabra Borealis Seeds Description: NAME: Smooth Sumac SCIENTIFIC NAME: Rhus Glabra syn. var. Cismontana var. Laciniata var. Occidentalis / Rhus Borealis / Rhus Calophylla COLOR: Greenish Yellow Flowers / Red Berries PLANT SEEDS: Fall sow seeds or cold stratify BLOOM TIME: May - Aug HARDINESS ZONE: 3 - 9 PLANT HEIGHT: 10' PLANT SPACING: 12 - 15' LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun SOIL WATER PREFERENCES: Average QUANTITY: 75 Seeds OTHER: The Smooth Sumac is a very ornamental shrub that is native to North America. Huge upright flower clusters measure 10" long, attract bees butterflies. The Smooth Sumac is also a host plant for the Hairstreak Butterfly. The flowers turn into beautiful hairy crimson red berries in the fall, they will stay on the bush through the winter. They make a wonderful cut flower for arrangements, or are great for holiday décor crafts. Birds small animals will also enjoy eating the berries but there will be plenty for everyone :) The plants are dioecious, so both male female plants are needed for pollination. Smooth Sumacs have huge ferny 18" long leaves that turn lovely shades of yellow, orange, red in fall. They are deer rabbit resistant, tolerate soil that is dry, sandy, heavy, shallow, or rocky, making them great for erosion control.