Winged sumac

Rhus copallinum

''Rhus copallinum'', the winged sumac, shining sumac, dwarf sumac or flameleaf sumac, is a species of flowering plant in the cashew family that is native to eastern North America. It is a deciduous tree growing to 3.5–5.5 metres tall and an equal spread with a rounded crown.
Winged Sumac (Rhus copallinum) Growing at the edge of a dense mixed forest. This tree popped up in the rehabbed area of our yard when we first moved in last year. I was quite excited to see it growing as it is a forageable tree and attracts all sorts of wildlife. I was also thrilled that it started bearing fruit this year. I have plans to forage the ripened berries in a month or so and turn them into table spice. I may also make sumac "Lemonade"! Geotagged,Rhus copallinum,Summer,United States,Winged sumac

Appearance

The flowers are yellow, flowering in the summer. The fruit attracts birds with no significant litter problem, is persistent on the tree and showy.

The bark is thin and easily damaged from mechanical impact; branches droop as the tree grows, and will require pruning for vehicular or pedestrian clearance beneath the canopy; routinely grown with, or trainable to be grown with, multiple trunks. The tree wants to grow with several trunks but can be trained to grow with a single trunk. It has no thorns.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderSapindales
FamilyAnacardiaceae
GenusRhus
SpeciesR. copallinum
Photographed in
United States of America