ShrubsStaghorn Sumac
Rhus typhina
Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina) 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, 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
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Staghorn Sumac is hardy to about -40°F (estimated from USDA zone 3), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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