The staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina, previously Rhus hirta) is a common plant with a strikingly uncommon appearance. The young branches of the staghorn sumac are upright, with velvety red-brown hairs, ...

Imagine a tree that could usher in scores of birds, bees, and butterflies throughout the growing season, then quickly adorn your yard in incredible fall colors after summer winds down. The staghorn ...

A multi-season native shrub is the staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina). The stems and leaf petioles of the staghorn sumac are covered in a light, rust-colored velvet. The open and forking branches, ...

Every morning at 5 a.m. my girlfriend Lorie and I walk. Besides the exercise benefit, seeing the world around us at that hour every weekday all year round challenges us to take notice. We were walking ...

While the swamp maples (also known as red maples) are showing their fall colors a little earlier than last year and usually get all of the attention as the first-to-turn tree, one of my personal fall ...

We’re in the midst of the good New England weather that keeps the weak away. It looks desolate and lifeless out there, but it most surely isn’t. With temperatures staying below freezing the little ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) abc27 Outdoors expert Kermit Henning has a recipe for a drink that will quench your thirst and is easy to make. It’s made from staghorn sumac. It is not poison sumac. The ...

Editor’s note: Once a month, OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in Franklin County profile a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. The staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina, previously Rhus hirta) ...