Life Span
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Type
Tree
Origin
Southern Africa, South Africa
Types
Shrub
Number of Varieties
36
Rank: 82 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Forest margins, Grassland, Mountains, Pastures, Rocky Ridges, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-11
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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
Plant Size
Minimum Height
460.00 cm
Rank: 61 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm
Rank: 43 (Overall)
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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
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9% - List of Trees Garden Plants
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
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18% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Tolerances
Pollution, Drought
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
Flowers
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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46% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
Edible Fruit
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25% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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40% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
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11% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
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14% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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10% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
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60% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
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41% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
Foliage Texture
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
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3% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Invasive
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
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58% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Birds
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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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
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9% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
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
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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