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African Sumac
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About African Sumac

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What is

Life Span

-

Type

Tree

Origin

Southern Africa, South Africa

Types

Shrub

Number of Varieties

36
Rank: 82 (Overall)
0 40000
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Habitat

Forest margins, Grassland, Mountains, Pastures, Rocky Ridges, Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-7

Sunset Zone

8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

460.00 cm
Rank: 61 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

460.00 cm
Rank: 43 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Green, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lance shaped

Thorns

9% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring

Repeat Bloomer

18% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Tolerances

Pollution, Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

46% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Edible Fruit

25% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

40% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

11% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

14% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

10% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

60% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

41% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

3% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

58% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Birds

Allergy

-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

74% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diarrhea, Dysentry

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Culinary use, Employed in herbal medicine, Used as a dye, Used as a spice, Used in paper industry, Wood is used for making furniture

Used As Indoor Plant

9% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

RHUS lancea

Common Name

African Sumac

In Hindi

अफ्रीकी एक प्रकार का पौधा

In German

African sumac

In French

sumac africaine

In Spanish

zumaque africano

In Greek

Αφρικανική σουμάκι

In Portuguese

sumac africano

In Polish

afrykański sumaka

In Latin

African sumac

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

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Class

-

Order

Sapindales

Family

Anacardiaceae

Genus

Rhus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-

Subfamily

Anacardioideae

Number of Species

36
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1 27800
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Properties of African Sumac

Want to know the properties of African Sumac? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. African Sumac is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . African Sumac Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use:

  • Part of plant used:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

African Sumac Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about African Sumac. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. African Sumac physical information is as follows: tall and wide. Its leaf shape is . Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color:
  • Leaf color:

Care of African Sumac

Taking African Sumac Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of African Sumac include pruning, which should be done . The watering done in summer is and in winter is . It needs for its proper growth.

Season and care of African Sumac

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of African Sumac is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a plant. African Sumac is a very important plant from List of Trees. There are varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: . This plant's habitat is and it comes in the hardiness zone . If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.