General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Plant Height: 6-30 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Bees
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Sugar Bush
  • Lentisco
  • Sugarbush
  • Chapparal Sumac
  • Sugar Sumac
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Rhus ovata
  • Synonym: Schmaltzia ovata

Photo Gallery
Location: Elfin Forest Recreational Preserve
Date: 2018-03-11
Location: Native Plants Demonstration Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2017-12-01
Looks great year round without any care.
Uploaded by robertduval14
Location: Sage Ranch, Simi Valley, California
Date: 2011-05-25
Location: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California
Date: 2012-04-30
Location: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California
Date: 2011-05-24
Location: Superstition Mountains of Arizona
credit: Michael J. Plagens
Comments:
  • Posted by robertduval14 (Milford, New Hampshire - Zone 5b) on Dec 18, 2013 4:13 PM concerning plant:
    The fruit of this shrub is popular with the birds.
Discussion Threads about this plant
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Rhus sp? by Baja_Costero Jul 17, 2016 2:26 PM 2

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