General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Plant Height: 8 to 10 feet (2.4-3m)
Plant Spread: 8 to 12 feet (2.4-3.7m)
Leaves: Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Other: Leaves green through winter, then dropped and replaced in spring.
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Edible Parts: Fruit
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Scarify seeds
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Root
Miscellaneous: Dioecious

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Common names
  • Evergreen Sumac
  • Lentisco
  • Tobacco Sumac
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Rhus virens
  • Synonym: Toxicodendron sempervirens
  • Synonym: Schmaltzia virens

Photo Gallery
Location: San Marcos, Texas
Date: 2020-11-10
Lovely shrub with interesting seeds
Location: Government Canyon State Natural Area, San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-10-03
The Evergreen Sumac always looks good
Location: Central Texas
Date: 2016-01-12
Location: Kyle
Date: 2018-09-07
This tough shrub always looks nice

photo credit: Homer Edward Price
Location: Central Texas
Date: 2016-01-12
Location: Medina Co., Texas
Date: October 7, 2012
Evergreen Sumac in bloom

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