Rhus aromatica | Fragrant Sumac | Shrub

Rhus aromatica belongs to the plant family ANACARDIACEĈ and Genus Rhus This Shrub prefers Dry soil , a pH which can apply to most normal garden soil conditions, . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Various

We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Rhus aromatica does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds

Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Rhus aromatica so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties

Rhus aromatica fragrant sumac is not known as a butterfly attracting plant

Rhus aromatica | Fragrant Sumac is a deciduous plant which means it loses its leaves in Autumn or Fall. Deciduous trees should not be planted close to water features or fish ponds.

Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).

The leaves of Rhus aromatica have a mild pungent odor. Fragrant sumac can survive very cold winters with annual averages as low as -40° Fahrenheit. It usually does best in dry soils. This plant is drought tolerant.

Rhus aromatica will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 5 and20 years.

Rhus aromatica is a woody perennial. Fragrant sumac is deciduous in nature.

Leaves of the plant Rhus aromatica have a smell of aromatic leaves when crushed and in terms of a broad classification could be described as … Pungent | Mild

This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 20' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page

"The Fragrant Garden.  A book about sweet scented flowers and leaves", Louise Beebe Wilder, Dover Publications, New York, 1974.  Originally published as "The Fragrant Path", Louise Beebe Wilder, 1932, The Macmillan Company.

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