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) ...

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, ...

I AM ALWAYS AMAZED at how many little things I find in nature that I have never seen before. This week the ubiquitous sumac tree presented me with a surprise finding. According to the New England ...

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 ...

There are many responses to these longer days in the Northland. Some early migrants, mainly crows and eagles, are present. Owls call more often as their night hours get shorter. Birds at the feeder ...

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, ...