Fragrant Sumac Bonsai

Typically grows 2 4 tall less frequently to 6 and spreads to 10 wide.
Fragrant sumac bonsai. Root systems are deep and extensively branched. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location. Common names are from state and federal lists. Threatened and endangered information.
Use as a ground cover in mass and an excellent shrub for stabilizing banks and slopes. Serotina fragrant sumac legal status. The leaves shift to become purple orange or red in autumn. The common sumac is a large shrub or small tree which can be found growing native throughout north america and other regions of the world.
The photo was taken during the denver botanic garden s fall bonsai show several years ago. A dense low growing rambling shrub which spreads by root suckers to form thickets in the wild. Its a 3 leaf sumac rhus trilobata autumn amber new 10 10 2018. Rhus aromatica commonly called fragrant sumac is a deciduous missouri native shrub which occurs in open woods glades and thickets throughout the state.
This is the same tree in the thumbnail at the top of the page. I would tend to want to focus on developinng a wider lower trunk and nebari but that s just me. Fragrant sumac is a low growing shrub forming a thick dense mass of stems. This plant is listed by the u s.
I think you re wise in waiting a bit to see what the new growth does. Photo courtesy of auer othmar. Fragrant sumac belongs to the anacardiaceae family. Rhus aromatica gro low fragrant sumac height base to apex trunk caliper flower outdoor zones pot shipping weight more sizes available call now for information 1 704 545 9058 click here for information on how to grow rhus aromatica gro low fragrant sumac bonsai trees.
This species is native to the chicago region according to swink and wilhelm s plants of the chicago region with updates made according to current research. You can use it to cover an area as it will spread throughout by suckers. I think the sumac has great potential for a beautiful bonsai especially with those leaves. A straggling to upright native shrub 6 to 8 feet tall rarely tree like in appearance.
This shrub occurs singly or in dense thickets that may be connected by rhizomes. Bill valvanis has a great tiger eyes sumac on his blog. Federal government or a state. The glossy blue green leaves emit a lemon scent when crushed and turn a mixture of red burgundy purple color in the fall.
Fragrant sumac rhus aromatica var.