Rhus chinensis
Chinese sumac · also Nutgall tree, Chinese gall
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Rhus chinensis is a deciduous shrub or small tree growing up to 20 feet tall, featuring downy shoots and leaves that turn red in autumn. It is native to East and South Asia and is cultivated as an ornamental. Galls produced on the tree are used in traditional Chinese medicine for various ailments.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 100.01%—4.1 in
- 30.00%—22 in
- 20.00%—9.0 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 15–20 ft
- Canopy spread
- 15–20 ft
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Jun, Jul, Aug
Trunk diameters across every city: median 5.5 in, mean 8.4 in, 90th percentile 19 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Northern Thailand-Laos moist deciduous forests
- South China Sea Islands
- South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests
- South Taiwan monsoon rain forests
- Tenasserim-South Thailand semi-evergreen rain forests
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests
- Central Korean deciduous forests
- Northeast China Plain deciduous forests
- Southern Korea evergreen forests
Tropical & Subtropical Coniferous Forests
- Northeast India-Myanmar pine forests
Temperate Conifer Forests
- East Afghan montane conifer forests
Montane Grasslands & Shrublands
- Southeast Tibet shrublands and meadows
Other Rhus in the catalogue
9 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
