Say You Saw it in The Monadnock Shopper News, October 22 – October 28, 2014
A Season Of Change
This is such a great time of year. Just as the summer colors fade, we get a grand blast of bright colors
before the cold, barren winter months arrive. The
leaves on the blueberry bushes have already turned
deep red. The bittersweet berries are waiting for their
mustard yellow casings to “pop,” revealing the bright
orange berries. This makes the bittersweet cuttings
a favorite in dried flower arrangements. The witch
hazel tree are in bloom, too. You have to look closely
to see the tiny, yellow spider-like flowers that have
sprinkled themselves on the branches, but it’s well
worth the effort.
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One of my fall favorites is the staghorn sumac.
There are approximately 250 sumac species in the
Rhus genus. They are found throughout the world,
and specifically across all of the US and Canada,
except for the far north. A look at the velvety, forked
branches of the staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina) and
the source of its common name becomes clear.
Sumacs flower from May to July and its fruit
can ripen from June to September. If not eaten by
the birds, the fruit can last through winter and into
spring. Sumac bark feeds rabbits, while deer nibble
on the fruit and stems. As the leaves of the maple and
oak trees change color in the fall, the graceful staghorn
sumac can fill in the lower level space with a rainbow
of color. A single sumac leaf may still have a bit of
green remaining while the rest of the leaf has turned
yellow and/or rust. Sumac plants can grow to 16 feet
tall. The red fruits are technically called “drupes” and
collectively are called “bobs.” Landscapers sometimes
remove all but the top branches of the sumac to create
the look of a small palm tree. When using sumac in
landscaping, it is important to note that it can become
invasive if it’s not controlled.
Sumacs belong to a family that has edible plants
as well as plants that can make you ill. Sumac, poison ivy, Brazilian pepper, cashews, mangoes, and
pistachios are all related. Many of the people who
are allergic to mango will also be allergic to other
plants in the family as well as sumac or the sap of the
sumac. All the berries of the red sumacs are edible.*
The berries grow in cone-shaped clusters at the end of
main branches. They have skinny leaves and like dry
ground. The poisonous sumac (also called poisonous
elder) has roundish leaves, points on the end, and
white fruit that grows out
from where a leaf meets
the stem. It grows only in
very wet places and is the
most toxic contact plant
in North America.
In the northeast, the
staghorn sumac predominates. It’s the largest of
the sumacs and the one
with the least tart berries.
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