In message , patrick j
writes
Hi

In my garden is a:

Rhus typhina

The label, which I removed from it ages ago, says:

'Stags Horn Sumach' L shrub/small tree, thick widely branching stems
covered in reddish brown hairs. Large pinnate serrated leaves turn
brilliant orange and scarlet in autumn. Conical red fruits held into
winter.

I have two questions about it.

1) I'm wondering how big it will grow? At present it is nine feet high.
It seems to grow quite quickly.

2) Around the base little 'children' have appeared. In fact it looks
like they are coming out of the roots. Ages ago someone said to me that
she had encountered a problem when this shrub/tree put out loads of
'spores' but I didn't take her up on that.

Spores is not the correct terminology, but Rhus typhina is notorious for
suckering (i.e. producing new plants from the roots).


Thank you


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Stewart Robert Hinsley