Shining Sumac

Other names

Flameleaf Sumac

Growth habit

Shrub - Clonal

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Location

Zucker Shrub Collection

Source of plant

Klyn Nurseries

Description

This cultivar of shining sumac has only 5 leaflets instead of the normal 15-21. The foliage is dark green and glossy which turns a billiant scarlet to burgundy in the fall. White flower clusters appear in late August. The plant is more compact and a slower grower than the species and can slowly colonize.

USDA Hardiness Zone

4

Special characteristics

fall color