Ed, Well then, I guess I need to measure some. I know that the grove that we have doesn't include the Ill state champ. I'll look to see where it is and see if I can measure it. Beth
"He plants trees to benefit another generation." --Caecilius Statius --- On Fri, 3/20/09, Edward Frank <[email protected]> wrote: From: Edward Frank <[email protected]> Subject: [ENTS] Sumac To: "ENTS Google" <[email protected]> Date: Friday, March 20, 2009, 10:59 AM 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
