Editor’s note: Once a month, OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in Franklin County profile a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. The staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina, previously Rhus hirta) ...

Imagine a tree that could usher in scores of birds, bees, and butterflies throughout the growing season, then quickly adorn your yard in incredible fall colors after summer winds down. The staghorn ...

A multi-season native shrub is the staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina). The stems and leaf petioles of the staghorn sumac are covered in a light, rust-colored velvet. The open and forking branches, ...

Staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina) is a large, loosely spreading shrub or a scraggly tree. It grows by suckering roots to form large colonies, often in dry, sterile soil. Staghorn sumac is quite ...

When I announced to some friends that I was planning to establish a native sumac grove on my property, the first thing I heard was, “Why would you want to plant that trash tree on your property?” I ...

When most people think of red berries associated with the holiday season they think holly berry or perhaps winterberry. We plant both of these shrubs for their ornamental value and because wildlife ...

Every morning at 5 a.m. my girlfriend Lorie and I walk. Besides the exercise benefit, seeing the world around us at that hour every weekday all year round challenges us to take notice. We were walking ...

The staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina, previously Rhus hirta) is a common plant with a strikingly uncommon appearance. The young branches of the staghorn sumac are upright, with velvety red-brown hairs, ...