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smooth sumac
Rhus glabra

Fort Collins

Dimensions: Height: 8.0 ft. to 15.0 ft.
Spread: 8.0 ft. to 10.0 ft.
Growth Form: Shrub, Tree
Program Association: Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
Wildlife Uses: Medium-Sized Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Riparian Birds, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals, Woodland Birds
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Requirements: Low
Plant Community: Foothills
Season of Bloom: May, June, July
Flower Color: Green Shades, Yellow Shades
Leaf Color: Green Shades
Aggressiveness: Readily Suckers
Design Considerations: Attractive Foliage, Fall Color, Screening, Streetscape Plants
Other Considerations: Lifespan
Duration: Perennial
Natural Landscape Position: Fort Collins Model
1, 2
Soil Type: Variable
Pests/Disease Prone: No
Hazards/Toxic: No City Data.

This is an important adult food host for many of our native invertebrates.

Fall color is orange-red. Fruit is persistent and showy.

Colonies appear to lose vigor within 15 years. Cut to encourage resprouting.