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tiger eye sumac

14 years ago

Here in zone 4 the tiger eye sumac is living on the edge, but looking very beautiful. Recently, I moved mine to a holding bed until I could figure out where a better spot for it might be. It had been growing in a perennial bed that was shot through with quack grass and subject to a lot of wind and a dry soil to boot. It is starting to come back, but what I've discovered is, it suckers or reseeds, not sure which, so want to take advantage of that and try moving some of these babies to a more favorable location too. This is a website that is informative about Tiger Eye, if you are looking for more info.: http://www.finegardening.com/plantguide/genus/rhus.aspx

I also hear that deer and rabbits are fond of it. Beware!

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denninmi
14 years ago
Sumac suckers dramatically. I have the cutleaf staghorn, and it sends out suckers about 30 feet away from the edge of the original bed. I want the Tiger Eye, just saw it this spring, but am waiting for the mid=summer sales.

I have many deer and rabbit issues, but they have never bothered my sumac. Must be other things in my yard taste better.
simcan
14 years ago
I had a single plant and pulled it (just not right for the spot) after one full season. It had a twelve foot root that ran just under the soil surface. This was last fall. So far this year, I have had about twenty plants pop up along the path of that root, clearly from fragments. Not really a problem, but certainly something to be aware of.
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