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escambiaguy Atmore, AL(Zone 8b) Dec 06, 2006

I found a little grove of winged sumac in the woods with the most fiery red color. Have any of you used them as a multi-stemed small tree? I could put it in a spot that gets mowed around regularly to control the spreading. Also, how well does it transplant?

Oh, I made sure it wasn't poison sumac. It did have the little wings along the stem.

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kman_blue (Zone 6b) Dec 07, 2006

I've not grown this species as a garden plant, but I do see alot of it around. It's definitely a smaller growing Sumac than most of the other common species(Staghorn and Smooth). I think if you could keep it trimmed to 1 stem it might get as tall 6' or so, but I don't think it would get any taller than that. In the wild here, most grow between 3'-4' tall in their suckering colonies. I have transplanted Sumac before and they are very easily transplanted. As long as you get a decent amount of the original roots, they do just fine with a little extra watering in their first year.

good luck!

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escambiaguy Atmore, AL(Zone 8b) Dec 07, 2006

The tallest ones in that clump were about 8ft tall. I dug up one of the smallest ones I could find. I had to sever quite a large root but maybe it will be okay. I would like it to produce about 3 or 4 stems.

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PrairieGirlZ5 Thornton, IL Dec 07, 2006

eguy - I think you're talking about Rhus aromatica, it's pretty tough and adaptable. It is commonly used around here as a groundcover, there is even a cultivar called 'Gro-Lo' that landscapers have popularized.

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escambiaguy Atmore, AL(Zone 8b) Dec 07, 2006

This is it : http://www.floridata.com/ref/R/rhus_cop.cfm

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PrairieGirlZ5 Thornton, IL Dec 07, 2006

Oh that's nice. I love the fall color of most sumacs i've had the pleasure of seeing.

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kman_blue (Zone 6b) Dec 07, 2006

Well, maybe it will grow much larger for you than I was thinking. I suppose the main reason why all of the wild ones around here are so small, is that they seem to only grow in sandy, relatively infertile, droughty soils. Maybe I'll have to move one to a better clay loam and see how tall it will get.

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