Edible Plants: Sumac

Staghorn Sumac ("Rhus typhina") berries are a good source of vitamins A&C. They make a refreshing drink in the summer or winter.

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[thederb720]

Thank you so much--it's good to know that my films are appreciated.

[thederb720]

Answer Part two:

Sumac suckers profusely creating thickets, so it needs a lot of room to spread. There’s a smaller shrub (Rhus trilobata) aka lemonade sumac which is more common out west. It withstands poor conditions & is ok with little water. Its berries are edible just like those of staghorn & its leaves in fall turn beautiful colors. You might ask about that one at your garden center. Hope this helps.

How lucky you are to have pecan trees--they don't grow up this far -we have hickories.

[thederb720]

Answer Part one:

The sumac featured in my video, the staghorn (Rhus typhina), grows wild all over the northeast. It’s the predominant sumac in my home state of Massachusetts. It supposedly can grow in a zone 8 area but I’m not familiar with south Texas enough to know if it’s as common there as it is here. I’ve never had to plant one because they’re so plentiful. I’d check with a garden center in your area. Be sure to get a female plant ‘cause it’s the one with the seeds.

[thederb720]

--Thanx for the support. Do you live down south? I looked at some of your films on your site & several of the plants you covered I recently saw on a trip to Florida.

[perambulatin]

I love to take the seed heads and make sun tea (starting with cold water in a clear glass jar) on really sunny summer days....can also add some sage or rosehips

[spinnerky2]

Love your videos!

[911no]

Thnk you! I love your VIdeos. One question... I Live in south Texas and I have a fence line that I am wanting to grow something along. my entier yard is shaded by pecan trees but my neighbors yards have no trees so i get "side light". Would those work in my area zone 8 and cant hey be purchased at an nursery or will i have to get it at a see exchange? ty

[NoTraceSurvival]

Great video, we have a different kind of sumac but used the same way