The sumac trees in our back fields are scrubby, ugly nuisance trees. They get about 10-12 ft tall, 3” caliper and then take a shît and die after about 5 years.

The deer like the berries and the labyrinth of cover their crooked-ass trunks weave.

When I think of sumac, I think of some un maintained growth of weeds, vines, scrub. Bush hog tear them up easily enough.

Cannot think of anyone that would want this as an ‘ornamental’. Unless there’s some desirable sub species.


Last edited by slumlord; 02/18/20.