Rhus glabra | Smooth Sumac. Originated in … North America | Shrub
Rhus glabra 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 glabra does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Rhus glabra so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Rhus glabra smooth sumac is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Rhus glabra | Smooth 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 berries of Rhus glabra as well as the leaves and the oil and the fruit have been used in traditional fabric dyeing. A range of possible colors can be produced by Smooth sumac including black, yellow, tan, green, tan, gray and brown. Fabrics dyed with these plant parts include wool and cotton. Common mordants used to fix the color to the fabric when dyeing with this plant include alum and ferrous sulfate. This plant can survive the coldest of winter climates with annual temperatures as low as -50° Fahrenheit. It usually does best in dry soils. This species can survive for a while without water.
Rhus glabra will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 5 and20 years.
Rhus glabra is a woody perennial. Smooth sumac is deciduous in nature.
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 30' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
The Berries;Leaves;Oil;Fruit of Rhus glabra can be used to produce a natural dye having the following color(s) … black,yellow,tan,green,tan,gray,brown
Rhus glabra has herbal applications as an astringent, as an antidiarrheal, as a diuretic and as a febrifuge. See the medicinal properties section for even more traditional herbal uses. Other species with the same medicinal qualities include Rhus aromatica. The root bark and the berries are used in herbal preparations.
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"The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants", Andrew Chevallier, DK Publishing, New York, 1996.