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Staghorn Sumac
Rhus typhina · Shrub
Staghorn Sumac is a fast-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 3-8, that matures to about 15–25 ft × 20–30 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with low water needs in well-drained soil. Expect green and white blooms in summer. It attracts butterflies, moths and pollinators, stands up well to drought and erosion and pollution.
- USDA zones
- 3-8
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 15–25 ft × 20–30 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Bloom color
- Green, White
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Moths, Pollinators, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Drought, Erosion, Pollution
- Native to
- Eastern North America
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