Editor’s note: Once a month, OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in Franklin County profile a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. The staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina, previously Rhus hirta) ...

What’s that red in the woods? Sumac, most likely. “It’s a harbinger,” said Julie Janoski, Plant Clinic Manager at The Morton Arboretum. “When you see those first scarlet sumac leaves, you know autumn ...

The Frost-Nipped Legacies of the past winter’s cold spells might not be hard to spot in February, especially in the inland areas where overnight lows dipped to below freezing. Look for brown lawns, ...

Imagine a tree that could usher in scores of birds, bees, and butterflies throughout the growing season, then quickly adorn your yard in incredible fall colors after summer winds down. The staghorn ...

New Jersey has a bevy of delicious wild edibles hiding right under our noses. The biggest secret, though, is the one blossoming on trees throughout North Jersey yards, parks, and open spaces this ...

Q: My sumac (staghorn) is now sprouting many "little sumacs" everywhere. I have been trying to pull them up (seldom being able to get the root), but they are popping up faster than I can pull them. I ...

Many people have sumac bushes growing in their backyards. The hardy shrub is native to this region and easy to grow — maybe too easy. It can and will spread unless care is taken to remove the suckers ...

There is a weed growing along the roadsides that I hope you will develop an appreciation for after reading today’s column. In fact, I’ll bet you the more you know about this weed, the greater your ...

Poison sumac is a shrub or small tree that grows in wet, wooded areas of the Eastern United States. Poison sumac grows year-round and any part of the plant, including the leaves, stems, and berries, ...