✅ Smooth sumac (Rhus glabra), a 1-2 year old plant, will be sent soil less with roots wrapped in wet media during its dormancy. After it breaks its dormancy in May, it will be potted in soil and sent in a small plastic container. The plant will be pruned to fit the mail box, which is 16 inches if it outgrows it.

✅ Rhus glabra, or Smooth Sumac, is well known for its excellent color in autumn when the long compound leaves turn red and orange. Bright red berry clusters, or drupes, appear in the fall on the female plants. The fruits persist long into winter and many birds and other wildlife rely on them as a food source. Large clusters of yellow flowers appear in early summer on both male and female plants. The male flower typically attracts a greater variety of bees and pollen seeking insects, while the female flowers offer nectar only. A Colony-forming shrub, Smooth Sumac is the only shrub, or tree, native to all 48 contiguous United States.

✅ Smooth Sumac is a dioecious species - male & female flowers are produced on separate plants. Since the plants we send have not yet reached maturity, we are unable to determine their sex prior to mailing. For ample production of fruits or seeds, it is recommended that 3 - 5 plants be installed in fairly close proximity to ensure the presence of both sexes. Sumacs are host plants for the Hairstreak Butterfly.

✅ Plants will be sent within the United States in a box with a tracking number. They will be sent soil less with roots wrapped in wet media during their dormancy. After they break their dormancy in May, they will be trimmed short to promote branching, potted in soil, and sent in small plastic containers.

✅ Your order will arrive in good condition, if any issues occur with the item while it is on the way to you, contact us very same day with describing the issue and attach pictures of the issue so we can see it.