Botanical Name: Rhus lanceolata Add
Common Name: Flameleaf Sumac  
Plant photo of: Rhus lanceolata
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Tree, Shrub

 

Height Range

25-40'

 

Flower Color

Green, Yellow

 

Flower Season

Winter, Summer

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

Black, Red

 

Fruit Season

Spring

Information by: George Hull MSN
Photographer: Mountain States Nursery
  • Description

  • Notes

An evergreen shrub or small tree reaches 30 ft. either single or suckering. Usually found on limestone or neutral soils. Extremely heat and drought tolerant. Aromatic leaves. Develops small white to pink flowers, red berries follow. Leaves vivid red in fall. Leaves are narrower, is more refined and has more graceful growth habit than copallina var. copallina to which it is compared.