. Common trees of New York. Trees; Trees. 102 Common Trees STAGHORN SUMAC Rhus typhina, Linnaeus THE STAGHORN SUMAC, also called Velvet Sumac, is the largest of the native Sumacs. Under favorable condi- tions it reaches a height of 3 5 feet and a diameter of 8 inches. The leaves are alternate, 16 to 24 inches long, compound, with 11 to 31 leaflets. Leaf-stalks are hairy. Leaf-scars are U-shaped and contain 3 groups of small green- ish bundle-scars. The flowers are small greenish - yellow, appear about May, occur in pyramid-like panicles 5 to 12 inches long and 4 to 6 inches broad. The fruit is
. Common trees of New York. Trees; Trees. 102 Common Trees STAGHORN SUMAC Rhus typhina, Linnaeus THE STAGHORN SUMAC, also called Velvet Sumac, is the largest of the native Sumacs. Under favorable condi- tions it reaches a height of 3 5 feet and a diameter of 8 inches. The leaves are alternate, 16 to 24 inches long, compound, with 11 to 31 leaflets. Leaf-stalks are hairy. Leaf-scars are U-shaped and contain 3 groups of small green- ish bundle-scars. The flowers are small greenish - yellow, appear about May, occur in pyramid-like panicles 5 to 12 inches long and 4 to 6 inches broad. The fruit is a small red drupe arranged in conspicuous red heads 5 to 8 inches long and 4 to 6 inches broad. The bark on old trunks is rough, dark- brown ; on younger trunks it is smooth, thin, covered with nu- merous y e 11 o w i s fa- brown dots. The twigs are stout, clumsy, cov- ered with a dense coat- ing of velvety hairs, contain a wide yellow- ish-brown pith, when CUt Or bruised they yield Leafscar9. seed' and ^ogle flowers, enlarged a milky sap. The buds are small, round and hairy. The wood is soft, brittle, rather satiny to touch, orange- colored streaked with green. The Staghorn Sumac is found from New Brunswick to Minnesota, south to Georgia and Alabama. This tree is common throughout New York, but rare on Long Island. It goes up to 1,600 feet in the Adirondacks. Fertile, dry uplands are its favorite home. It is common on abandoned fields and fence rows. It is highly prized on account of its autumnal foliage and the coloration of its STAGHORN SUMAC One-fourth natural Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Illick, Joseph S. (Joseph Simon), 1884-1967. Washington, D. C. , American Tree Association
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