Fragrant Sumac, Rhus trilobata*: Medium-size deciduous shrub for fall color* Rhus trilobata, with the common names fragrant sumac or skunkbush sumac, is a native shrub with gorgeous fall foliage ...

Smooth sumac and fragrant sumac have always been conspicuous in the fall, but now they seem more apparent to me. They remind me of the Native Americans that first occupied this land, simply because ...

W hen I saw the fall color on dwarf fothergilla, Fothergilla gardenii, I knew I wanted to grow it in my garden. Hardy in Zones 5 through 9, it displays yellow, red and orange leaves all on one shrub.

Fragrant sumac (Rhus aromatica) is a low-growing shrub, about 2 to 4 feet high, that suckers to form dense thickets. The glossy green leaves turn brilliant red in fall.

With Thanksgiving weekend upon us, the crimson forests of fall are reaching their peak. But it is not just the lofty maples that draw the attention of sightseers in this season. Shrubs in the sumac ...

We are finally having a run of cool nights and crisp mornings so there is finally some evidence of fall foliage color here in Central Texas. ... THE FRAGRANT GARDEN: Shrubs for fall foliage color.

It ms a mistake to think the only good landscape plants are imported from other countries. Many native plants, even so-called weeds, can be valuable landscape plants under the right conditions.

Smooth sumac and fragrant sumac remind me of the Native Americans that first occupied this land, simply because they were such important sources of food, medicines, weaving materials and dyes.

We are lucky to live in the northern hemisphere where, every autumn, falling temperatures and diminishing daylight hours magically transform green leaves to brilliant shades of red, orange and yellow.

“Gro-low” fragrant sumac was recommended to me. From what I can tell it will do well in full sun to partial shade, ... When grown in full sun, the plant will have a good orange-red fall color.

Fragrant sumac foliage October, 1991 The cousin of poison ivy. And just like its cousin, fragrant sumac’s leaves turns lovely colors in the fall, ranging from red to burgundy and purple.