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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina, previously Rhus hirta) is a common plant with a strikingly uncommon appearance. The young ...

The Frost-Nipped Legacies Of Last November’s And December’s Cold Spells aren’t hard to spot. Brown lawns, half-dead-looking avocado trees, and wilted ornamental plants like poinsettias in certain ...

When I announced to some friends that I was planning to establish a native sumac grove on my property, the first thing I heard was, “Why would you want to plant that trash tree on your property?” I ...

Welcome to ID That Tree! In this episode, Purdue Extension Forester Lenny Farlee introduces us to a widespread native shrub called smooth sumac. Found in open fields, roadsides and woodland edges ...