grafted tree form of staghorn sumac
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Hi, all. Help me ID mystery tree blooming now in Michigan.
Comments (6)flowers are larger, up to probably 10-12 inches wide by the same height. ===>> single flower of that size in fall in MI ... or you mean clusters that size .. i was going to say 7 sons is about the only thing blooming in my yard ... the only other thought is that other thing in my yard that is escaping me.. oh.. the shrub hydrangea ... oak leaf hy.??? .. the old flowers are pretty beat up.. but at 65 mph.. they might be close. lol .. brave enough to drop a note in the mail box???? .. if you could find it.. lol.. try bing map satellite view ... mapquest might even generate an address to mail a note ... ken Here is a link that might be useful: link...See MoreAnyone growing Tiger Eye Sumac?
Comments (73)I have several of the plants and love them all. From early spring when the fresh leaves come out, they are that lime-green colour. As the season progresses, they change to yellow, orange, red. they last until the hard frost. Yes, there are suckers which are easy to control. You can pull them out or if on the grass, the lawnmower takes care of them. I want to grow more so I learned the hard way, the only time you can dig up the suckers and transplant them is when the plant is dormant. So, when all the leaves are off. If you try to transplant any other time, the sucker dies. And FYI, I live in Ontario, Canada in zone 5. Hope that helped. BTW, I grow them in beds....See MoreNrthrn growers: Tropical looking woody tree
Comments (5)Pawpaw, Asimina triloba, has a somewhat tropical look and don't forget Magnolia macrophylla, one of the most tropical-looking natives of all. Golden-rain tree, Koelreuteria paniculata, is also somewhat tropical-looking, especially when covered with bright yellow flowers in the summer. Firmiana simplex can also look quite tropical, especially as a seedling, but is not quite as hardy as the above three....See MoreAfrican Sumac
Comments (53)My favorite smaller tree (full grown less than 10 ft. tall & almost as wide with few open long spreading small branches) is my Staghorn Sumac. Previous home owners brought it from Iowa & planted it here.Though I live in high desert zone 7 @ 5280 ft. (Albuquerque, NM) this tree must be nearly 50 years old & looks very oriental in shape & colors many different shades that change daily beautifully in the Fall before the leaves fall. It can put out a 'baby'/shoot from roots that occasionally come up from the main tree but are readily killed- or pulled & given to so many that want a start of it!! I see it is now available in the local nurseries also. It shows best out by itself where the oriental shape shows best! There are clusters of 'berry-like' tips on the branches that I was told the Native Americans would make a 'lemonade- like' drink from it (it is NOT poisonous like some sumac varieties)....See MoreLyban zone 4
6 years agoHi again..finally got a photo. This was s on my back patio. I would like to keep it small and a nice round shape. Am I wrong calling this a sumac, it has the red plume type flowers but not many this year. Please ignore my grand daughters fairy house that she hung from a branch.
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