Question: A friend told me this giant beautiful bush in yard was poison oak or sumac. I live in Delaware but …
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Question
A friend told me this giant beautiful bush in yard was poison oak or sumac. I live in Delaware but I'm guessing you can identify it -- hoping so! I live a mile from the Delaware River. Our area gets flooded often. I'm doing a 100-day art project (photos/sketches) on Instagram to learn the plants in my neighborhood but this one has stumped me. I'm so glad I found your site. I'll be posting the link on social media and sending it to all the friends I've bugged about this plant. Thank you!
Answer
Dear jazztizz, your plant looks like a species of Ampelopsis (peppervine). In our part of the world, Amur peppervine (Ampelopsis glandulosa) is the most common species with lobed leaves. Best wishes.
