Rhus typhina seed STAGHORN SUMAC
LATIN NAME: Rhus typhina
COMMON NAME: Staghorn Sumac, Velvet Sumac
The staghorn sumac is a bold and striking shrub of the eastern woods, and its great, velvet antlers of fruit and its flame of autumn colour are a memorable sight. It grows as a large, open, deciduous shrub or small tree, reaching up to six metres, with bold, pinnate leaves of many leaflets and, through the summer, the remarkable upright, conical clusters of small, velvety, dark red fruits, borne at the tops of the branches and looking like the velvet antlers of a stag in velvet, giving the shrub its name, followed by the brilliant orange and scarlet of the autumn leaves. It is native to eastern North America, primarily found in southeastern Canada, the northeastern and midwestern United States and the Appalachian Mountains, and it is grown as a striking ornamental.
The staghorn sumac belongs to the cashew family, Anacardiaceae, and it is a species of flowering plant native to eastern North America, primarily found in southeastern Canada, the northeastern and midwestern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. It is grown for its bold leaves, its velvet fruit clusters and its autumn colour.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The staghorn sumac has a genuine and growing place in both horticultural and botanical research. It has been studied in horticulture, since it is a bold and striking ornamental shrub, prized for its velvet fruit clusters, its bold leaves and its brilliant autumn colour, and researchers have examined its cultivation, its growth and its value in the garden, while it is also a valued plant for the wild and naturalistic garden, and its fast growth and its suckering habit have been examined. The shrub has also been studied in botany, since it is a member of the cashew family, and researchers have examined its classification and its relationships, while the family is of interest for its many useful and distinctive members, including the true sumacs and the mango. The species has also been studied in ecology, since it is a native of the eastern woods, and its role in the community, its spread and its management have been examined, while the fruits have been studied for their uses and their content. For a shrub of such bold presence, the staghorn sumac has a steady and growing record of research.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Ecologically, the staghorn sumac is a generous shrub of the eastern woods. Its velvet fruit clusters feed birds and wildlife through the winter, its flowers feed bees and other insects, and its bold leaves and suckering thickets give shelter, while it is a flame of autumn colour in the woods and the waysides.
Its economic value is real. It is a bold and striking ornamental shrub, prized for its velvet fruit clusters and its autumn colour, and it is grown in gardens and along roadsides, while the fruits have been used to make a refreshing, tart drink, and the sumacs have had traditional uses among the peoples of the region. For a grower, the staghorn sumac is an easy and striking shrub, and for a gardener it brings velvet antlers of fruit and a flame of autumn colour. The seeds need a spell of cold — keep them in the fridge in damp compost for a couple of months, then sow them in a pot of moist, free-draining compost, and they’ll sprout steadily, growing on into a bold, striking shrub.
Rhus typhina, staghorn sumac, is a vigorous deciduous shrub native to eastern North America. It develops stout velvety young branches and forms dense broad clumps. Large compound leaves turn brilliant fiery red‑orange in autumn, creating striking seasonal visual impact. Its dense clusters of small summer flowers supply ample nectar for bees and other native pollinators. The persistent red fruit clusters deliver valuable winter food for wild birds. Falling leaf litter gradually enriches impoverished soils. Robust spreading root systems work effectively for slope stabilization and disturbed‑site restoration. This adaptable shrub fits well within wildlife gardens, natural‑style borders and land‑reclamation planting schemes.
Rhus typhina
Staghorn Sumac
Up for bid are seeds of Rhus typhina. It is a beautiful large shrub or small tree that gets green compound leaves and red seed heads.