Winged Sumac;Shining Sumac - Rhus copallina | Pots ready spring & fall

Common name: Winged Sumac;Shining Sumac

Scientific name: Rhus copallina

Category: Native Shrub, Common

Sample mature size: 7 m tall, 2 m wide; 23 ft tall, 7 ft wide

Sunlight: Full-sun, Partial-sun

Water: Medium-dry, Dry

Soil: Sand

Blooms: Green in June

Natural habitats: Open-upland

Wildlife benefits: Songbirds 🐦, Beneficial insects 🐞, Rodents 🐿️, Deer/moose 🦌, Bees/wasps 🐝, Butterflies/skippers 🦋

Points of interest: - Grows best in poor soils or sandy/rocky combination - Valuable species for a variety of wildlife; Insects( bees, wasps and flies ) and butterflies feed on the flowers. Foliage is consumed by caterpillars. Game birds and song birds eat the fruit in the fall, and in winter deer, rabbits feed on the foliage and bark