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Posted by AndyS on June 25, 2008, 6:43 am
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Living in a wilderness area, I have run across a type of tree
which
grows wild around here, in little groves that look like island of
little
palm (Acoelorraphe H. Wendl.) trees, with a long straight trunk , no limbs, and a frondy top.
Except the leaves are like hickory/walnut/pecan (Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch) ....
It is called Staghorn Sumac, and grows readily by rhyzomes or by
seeds, and can just be pulled up out of the ground and transplanted
with near 100% success.
I am using it as an accent plant in my yard, and for certain
landscape features, and it seems to be working out OK...
In addition, it has a sheaf of red berries which stick up like a
spear,
which ripen around August, and can be used to make wine, or a
drink like lemonade. I am looking forward to trying it in about a
month,
as there are tons of the stuff growing in a nearby grove.
If you google "staghorn sumac (Rhus L.) quot; , you will find many references to
this, as well as excellent photographs...
So.... is anyone else here doing similar things with this tree ?
Andy in Eureka, Texas
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