Ed, Rhus aromatica is a shrub common on thin soiled limestone sites. I've seen a vine like individual that was about eight feet tall, but three feet tall would be more typical. If I remember correctly, R. michauxii is also a small shrub and an extremely rare southeastern species. On the other hand, R. glabra is native to all 48 contiguous states, so there's no excuse for not having any measurements on them.
Jess On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Edward Frank <[email protected]> wrote: > Beth, > > I was talking about Staghorn Sumac Rhus typhina, but the data on smooth > sumac is even less. Jess does not even have a listing for the species in > his Max List. We have a few measurements on shining sumac Rhus copallinum, > one of them is 16.5 feet tall and 51.5 inches girth from Congaree. (The > biggest staghorns are reported from GSMNP). These are the common species > listed from the eastern US: > > Rhus aromatica (fragrant sumac) > Rhus copallina (winged or shining sumac) > Rhus glabra (smooth sumac) > Rhus lanceolata (prairie sumac) > Rhus michauxii (Michaux's sumac) > Rhus typhina (staghorn sumac) > Toxicodendron radicans, poison sumac > > We have numbers for only the two species cited above - staghorn and > shining. > > Ed > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Beth Koebel > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 9:54 AM > Subject: [ENTS] Re: Devil's Walking Stick - Arilia spinosa > > Ed, > > Which species of sumac was it that you posted about? I know that we have > smooth sumac (Rhus glabra) down on our farm. I can measure some next time I > get that way. I do know that they are not the old, <30 years for sure. > > Beth > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
