#1599 most planted
Rhus glabra
Smooth sumac · also Scarlet sumac, Upland sumac, Red sumac
Deciduous
28
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
7
cities
3.8 in
median trunk (10 cm, 24 measured)
7.0 yr
median age (64% have a planting date)
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Rhus glabra, commonly known as smooth sumac, is a North American deciduous species. It is known for its smooth branches and suckering habit, forming colonies. It attracts birds.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 150.01%7.0 yr3.8 in
- 40.00%—3.9 in
- 30.02%—7.9 in
- 20.00%——
- 20.01%—2.2 in
- 10.00%—7.5 in
- 10.00%—4.0 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 5–15 ft
- Canopy spread
- 8–10 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Roots
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Jun, Jul, Aug
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.8 in, mean 4.0 in, 90th percentile 4.0 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.
Temperate Conifer Forests
- Alberta-British Columbia foothills forests
- Arizona Mountains forests
- British Columbia coastal conifer forests
- Central British Columbia Mountain forests
- Colorado Rockies forests
- Northern California coastal forests
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- California Central Valley grasslands
- Northern Shortgrass prairie
- Northern Tallgrass prairie
- Western shortgrass prairie
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub
- California coastal sage and chaparral
- California interior chaparral and woodlands
- California montane chaparral and woodlands
Other Rhus in the catalogue
9 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
