Rhus trilobata

Fragrant Sumac, Skunk Bush and Sourberry.

1Gal (Up to 125)

Rhus trilobata, Squaw Bush Sumac with the fall color of red. - grid24_24

Squaw Bush, Rhus trilobata in flower - grid24_24

Rhus trilobata, Squaw Bush Sumac with leaf color. - grid24_24

Rhus trilobata .Squaw Bush Sumac flowers and butterflies. - grid24_24

Rhus trilobata, Squaw Bush Sumac in the wild as a groundcover. - grid24_24

Rhus trilobata, Skunkbush Sumac, Skunk Bush, Lemonade Berry Plant. Funny how it was used as a beverage but called skunk bush. No sense of smell? - grid24_24

Rhus trilobata, Squaw Bush Sumac and Skunk Bush Sumac.

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Rhus trilobata (aromatica), Fragrant Sumac is a very tidy looking deer proof shrub. It has a very attractive arching habit and some of the most beautiful fall color in warmer drier climates. Rhus trilobata is native from Oregon, down through California and Baja, across to the Rocky Mountains and down to Texas. It likes sun to part shade. It looks tidier in more sun. It is very drought tolerant. It looks very similar to poison oak but without the irritating qualities of it. Native Americans used the berries as a mordant in dyes. Kearney and Peebles also say the berries were eaten. McMinn says that people made a tea like pink lemonade out of them. Syn. Rhus aromatica. (Have some Skunk Bush tea...?)

(syn. Rhus aromatica.)

Rhus trilobata tolerates sand.
Rhus trilobata is great for a bird garden.
Foliage of Rhus trilobata turns a different color in the fall, is deciduous and has fragrance.
Flower of Rhus trilobata has color yellow.
Fruit of Rhus trilobata is edible.

Communities for Rhus trilobata:Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub and Central Oak Woodland.

ph:	6.00 to 8.00
usda:	5 to 10
height[m]:	1.00 to 1.00
width[m]:	1.00 to 3.00
rainfall[cm]:	31.00 to 76.00

What does all this mean!?!