Fruit: Cluster of red berries, each berry round, smooth, up to ⅛ inch in diameter, containing a single brown seed.
Wood: Light in weight, soft, pale.
Use: Sometimes grown as an ornamental.
Habitat: Woods, fields, disturbed areas.
Range: Nova Scotia across to Manitoba and North Dakota, south to Texas, east to Florida; also in Mexico.
Distinguishing Features: This species lacks the winged leaf stalks of the Shining Sumac and lacks the velvety twigs of the Staghorn Sumac.
STAGHORN SUMAC
Rhus typhina L.
Growth Form: Small to medium tree up to 40 feet tall; trunk diameter up to 15 inches; crown broadly rounded or sometimes flat.
Bark: Dark brown, smooth at first, becoming scaly in age.