tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27959268.post1929214523523981267..comments2024-03-20T04:42:47.764-04:00Comments on Country Gardener: Staghorn sumac in the country gardenYvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03098282222368869353noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27959268.post-49004925069053886542010-02-21T21:57:58.315-05:002010-02-21T21:57:58.315-05:00It is unlikely to damage your neighbor's pool,...It is unlikely to damage your neighbor's pool, but it could pop up in your neighbor's yard. This is a plant you need to be very careful with!Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03098282222368869353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27959268.post-75915833522468900882010-02-21T09:55:49.226-05:002010-02-21T09:55:49.226-05:00We live in a subdivision and have a very small bac...We live in a subdivision and have a very small backyard. And ... we have three big, very active, dogs (thankfully there are a lot of conservation areas allowing for daily off leash hikes). No plants stand a chance back there, including grass. Still, I wanted some greenery and shade, so simply took a couple of the sucker roots of a sumac and shoved them in the "flower" bed. Voila, in oneDaphne K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27959268.post-59696535707431901202009-07-25T21:54:21.680-04:002009-07-25T21:54:21.680-04:00I just found out that the tree in front of my hous...I just found out that the tree in front of my house is a Staghorn Sumac. I love the colors and appearance, but I would recommend planting far from your house. Mine has gone under a driveway and aroun my entire house with suckers. After reading a little about it today, I now find out that cutting the saplings tends to increase their vigor and spread... lol. Wish I knew of a way to kill off the ColbertKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14926672790838142079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27959268.post-51145131092513201082009-06-09T22:27:00.553-04:002009-06-09T22:27:00.553-04:00I don't think there's much you can do exce...I don't think there's much you can do except to wait and see. Shrubs like this often send out new stems when old stems die off. I've had this happen with some of mine, and they are coming back nicely.Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03098282222368869353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27959268.post-10832386937826033512009-06-09T18:07:47.922-04:002009-06-09T18:07:47.922-04:00I have a question for anyone who can help. I have...I have a question for anyone who can help. I have had my cutleaf staghorn sumac for 1 year. I bought it from a nursery. It grew quite well, but now all the leaves on one of the branches are really floppy and a part of it looks like it is dying. It also looks like there is a small split in the main branch that looks questionable. Some of the leaves in that area are turning yellow. Does anyoneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27959268.post-64945258014609315442008-06-05T20:28:00.000-04:002008-06-05T20:28:00.000-04:00June 2008 update: Hi Jeremy: It is now wandering f...June 2008 update: <BR/><BR/>Hi Jeremy: It is now wandering from the corner where I planted it. I wouldn't recommend planting it in a similar spot. I see mine as a mistake. That said, I'm leaving it there for the moment. If you have space, plant it away from the house. That's my best advice. And, you know what, if your wife hates it, well, it doesn't have to live in your garden at all. After all, Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03098282222368869353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27959268.post-29255200977782745912008-06-05T20:23:00.000-04:002008-06-05T20:23:00.000-04:00Hi there, I just purchased the cutleaf variety and...Hi there, I just purchased the cutleaf variety and my wife hates it...so I need to move it somewhere else and I was thinking something similar to your corner bed application. Since that was a couple of years ago, how have you found that to be now? Many sites recommend pruning to near ground level...have you tried this? If so, how big does it come back that year? Thanks.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04616697688783449323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27959268.post-24179968991907262412007-09-15T10:30:00.000-04:002007-09-15T10:30:00.000-04:00My home was build a year after a fire destroyed 3 ...My home was build a year after a fire destroyed 3 out of 5 acres of beautiful old oaks and red pines. Now, 17 years later, I'm still trying to control the spread of Staghorn sumac in my raised beds. I believe in working with nature also. I would love to find a way from keeping the roots from invading my garden and flower beds. The rest are welcome to stay and feed the wildlife that visit my home Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10845069761545276963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27959268.post-48864503970877614672007-05-29T17:26:00.000-04:002007-05-29T17:26:00.000-04:00May 2007 update: They are now spreading into other...May 2007 update: They are now spreading into other parts - and have spread to come out the other side of a stone step - but I think I can live with that for now. If they get really out of hand, we'll remove them.<BR/><BR/>YvonneYvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03098282222368869353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27959268.post-84433230118731756872007-05-29T15:48:00.000-04:002007-05-29T15:48:00.000-04:00any info about whether one should be concerned if ...any info about whether one should be concerned if they spread into your garden?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27959268.post-61450592749056678082006-12-01T14:25:00.000-05:002006-12-01T14:25:00.000-05:00Beauiful sumac. I've seen this rhus in many nurser...Beauiful sumac. I've seen this rhus in many nurseries this year. Thought to buy it but decided against it knowing how other sumacs grew. Very pretty tho.Kihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05576859749293959381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27959268.post-80532395719946571062006-10-15T16:27:00.000-04:002006-10-15T16:27:00.000-04:00I planted staghorn sumac as a screen from my neigh...I planted staghorn sumac as a screen from my neighbors in my last garden. In three years, small seedlings less than a foot high had ascended to over 20 feet. This was in spite of annual attacks by deer. Quite quickly, the sumac formed a spectacular back drop to a 40-foot deep wild border of grasses, Joe Pye Weed, filipendula, and masses of other plants that peaked in the fall, along with the James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.com