Rhus typhina - unusual for your garden tree

Rhus typhina - a deciduous tree that grows up to 5-7 meters high. It grows mainly in Canada (the southeastern part), as well as the USA (north-eastern part). Found in Asia.

Description

The branches are thick and fluffy, with a hand like deer horns (hence the name is). It grows well in the first length, and then in breadth, and therefore resembles a large bush. He likes dry and stony soils. The plant is suitable for malouhodnogo garden, it is unpretentious. Autumn foliage takes a different color (yellow, pink, red, orange) that looks nice. After shall fade foliage, the tree fruits are formed in the shape of a pyramid. They remain on the plant until spring, because the birds do not touch them.

But there is one drawback in this tree - it gives a lot of root shoots, so you have to remove the sprouts in the garden. If the soil is rocky and poor, respectively, and will be a little overgrown. In order to shoots did not grow throughout the garden, use the metal sheets and sheets of slate or board as a stop on landing.

He rapidly growing green mass. It can also be used as a hedge. It lives up to 20 years.

Even the tree is called acetic because sumac used in some Asian countries as a seasoning for meat, instead of vinegar.

landing Features

Sumac are not picky about soil, but demanding to the sun. No need to be planted sumac, where there are a number of other crops. Better put apart, for example, near the gazebo to create a light or semi-shade garden in the middle.

As cover for the winter

Rhus typhina tolerate temperatures down to minus 30 degrees. You need to throw it in the winter snow, up to about 50 cm in height at least, to not freeze the root system. In the autumn mulching tree trunks compost, peat, hay, leaves. Thus, the tree better perezimuet.

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