General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 6 feet
Plant Spread: 6 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Malodorous
Other: orange-red fall foliage
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: tart, showy, red fruit clusters
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Other: chartreuse
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Erosion control
Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Tea
Raw
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Toxicity: Other: may be allergenic to some
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Bees
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Monoecious

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Common names
  • Skunkbush
  • Basketbush
  • Oakleaf Sumac
  • Three-Leaf Sumac
  • Pole-Cat Bush

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Location: Red Butte Garden, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-09-29
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-08-31
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2016-08-25
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-04-26
Location: Provo Canyon, Utah County, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-06-07
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2016-04-10
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2016-02-02
Location: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California
Date: 2011-09-26
Location: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California
Date: 2011-05-21
Location: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California
Date: 2011-04-25
Middle leaf is fan-shaped, unlike poison oak

Credit NPS

Photo courtesy of: davidbygott
Location: Calico Basin west of Las Vegas, Nevada
Date: May
photo by Stan Shebs
Location: Kolob Canyons
Date: 2009-04-14
Photo courtesy of: Alex E. Proimos

Date: 2008-10-02
photo credit: Stan Shebs
Comments:
  • Posted by BlueOddish (South Jordan, Utah, USA - Zone 7a) on Sep 19, 2020 7:12 PM concerning plant:
    The Hopi name for this plant is "sübi".
    Names for this plant in the Southern Paiute dialect of the Colorado River Numic language include "sʉʉv" and "shʉʉvi".
    Names for this plant in the Gosiute dialect of the Shoshoni language include "ai'-tcĭb", "i'-tcĭb", and "u'-i-tcĭb".

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