Staghorn, Sumac Seed
Staghorn Sumac Seed
- Tropical-looking leaves blaze scarlet, orange and gold every fall
- Fuzzy crimson fruit cones hold through winter and feed hungry birds
- Thrives on dry slopes, roadsides and poor soils where little else grows
- Sow seeds to fill a bank or naturalized area with a fast, deer-resistant native
Key Attributes
About Staghorn, Sumac Seed
Velvety, antler-like branches give this bold native shrub or small tree its name. Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina) carries long, tropical-looking compound leaves that blaze scarlet, orange and gold in fall, and upright cones of fuzzy crimson fruit that persist through winter. It thrives in dry, poor soils where little else grows, making it excellent for slopes, roadsides and naturalized areas. The fruit is also used to make a tangy, lemonade-like drink.
Growing details
Plant profile
Seed & variety
Before Planting
Planting
Watering
Fertilizer
Harvesting
Tips
Pests & Diseases
Verticillium wilt and canker can occasionally kill stems. Remove dead stems; the colony usually regrows from roots.
Few serious pests. Aphids and mites may appear in hot, dry summers.
Native States & Regions
- Alabama
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Vermont
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Native regions: Midwest, Great Lakes, Appalachia, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, New England
Its Role in the Native Ecosystem
Staghorn Sumac's early summer flowers are busy with native bees and honey bees. Its persistent fruit cones are an important late-winter emergency food for robins, bluebirds, grouse and turkeys. Thickets give cover to birds and small mammals, and the leaves host several native moth caterpillars.
Staghorn Sumac Native Range Map
Native range describes natural occurrence, not the origin of this seed lot or every location where a plant can be grown.
Alaska and Hawaii are shown as insets. State-level range does not mean a plant occurs throughout every part of that state.
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