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Rhus typhina 'Dissecta'

Common name(s): Cutleaf Staghorn Sumac, Staghorn Sumac, Velvet Sumac
Family name: Anacardiaceae
Common family name: Sumac Family
USDA hardiness zone(s): 3
Perennation: perennial
Light level: sun, partial sun
Flower color: green, yellow
Plant height: 15 feet
Plant spread: 15 feet
Deciduous: deciduous
Growth form: upright
Leaf color: green
Range: Cultivated
Habit: shrub - clonal
Special characteristics: Fall Color, leaves pinnate, flower color, fruiting characteristics, Winter Interest

This is an open, spreading, suckering deciduous shrub with fern-like, incised (deeply cut) leaves turning red and orange in autumn. The female plants have conspicuous pyramidal, crimson fruit clusters in autumn and winter. The fruit attracts birds.

This plant may sucker, making it a good selection for naturalizing wild areas or stabilizing embankments. The fall color is quite showy.

Zones 3 - 8

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