Skunkbush / Lemonade Sumac

from $12.00

Rhus trilobata

Plant type: deciduous perennial low growing shrub

Height: 2-8’

Light requirements: full sun-light shade

Moisture requirements: dry well-drained

Bloom time: March-April

Bloom color: white to light yellow

Fruiting & fall color

It is useful for windbreaks and because of the strong root development, for erosion control. Skunkbush fruits persist through fall and winter providing food for birds and small mammals. Skunkbush also may form dense thickets providing good hiding and nesting cover for small birds and mammals.

Photo credit: Jesse Rorabaugh (image 1), Jason Leduc (image 2), Marek (image 3), Tyler M (image 4 & 5)

Rhus trilobata

Plant type: deciduous perennial low growing shrub

Height: 2-8’

Light requirements: full sun-light shade

Moisture requirements: dry well-drained

Bloom time: March-April

Bloom color: white to light yellow

Fruiting & fall color

It is useful for windbreaks and because of the strong root development, for erosion control. Skunkbush fruits persist through fall and winter providing food for birds and small mammals. Skunkbush also may form dense thickets providing good hiding and nesting cover for small birds and mammals.

Photo credit: Jesse Rorabaugh (image 1), Jason Leduc (image 2), Marek (image 3), Tyler M (image 4 & 5)

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