Question: Dear ace Botanist, I am trying to figure out what kind of sumac tree (30 feet tall) is growing in …
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Dear ace Botanist, I am trying to figure out what kind of sumac tree (30 feet tall) is growing in a wet, wooded area in north-central Massachusetts. Stems are fuzzy, and it has several younger ones springing up. Attaching a flower photo (loose spikes, up to 6 inches high). Clearly not staghorn sumac! Thanks for your help solving this mystery! Sharon Tracy PS the photo seems to have uploaded sideways! Sorry.
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Dear Tracy, good morning. The image looks like a very good match for Rhus typhina (staghorn sumac). The flowers are much looser, as you have photographed, than the rather tight array of red fruits. Best wishes.
