| Common Name |
Skunkbush sumac, Squaw Bush, Three-leaf Sumac, Basket Bush |
| Latin Name |
Rhus trilobata |
| Family / Origin |
Anacardiaceae / |
| Sunset zone / USDA zone |
1-3, 10-13 / 4-6 |
| Type / Form |
Shrub / Medium |
| Native Habitat |
Dry slopes of mountains of California. from 3,000 to
6,000 feet east as far as Texas |
| Soil |
Dry to moist, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam,
limestone, low to some organic content, well drained |
| Exposure |
Full or partial sun |
| Water |
Once to twice per month depending on soil in hot weather |
| Height X Width |
To 8 feet X 8 feet feet, usual 5 feet X 5 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
None |
| Leaves |
Three leaflets, green to dark red in fall,
deciduous |
| Flowers |
Small white or yellow flowers in mid-spring, red
berries, leaves turn reddish in fall |
| Bark / Roots |
Gray-brown, smooth with a few shallow fissures and splits with age
|
| Maintenance |
Little |
| Propagation |
Seeds, root and soft wood cuttings |
| Pests and Diseases |
None known |
| Landscape Uses |
Erosion control, rock garden, low maintenance, foliage
accent, background, parkways, specimen |
| Garden Suitability |
Thornless, Songbird, Ethnobotanical |
| Nature Value |
Fruit eaten by birds and mammals |
| Native American Uses |
Branches used for cradles, fishing tools, and baskets. Leaves mixed
with tobacco and smoked. Berries used to make beverages. Berries mixed
with cornmeal to make porridge. Plant used to make dyes.
Medicinal.
|
| Links |
|
| Data |
http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/cgi-bin/arr_html?Rhus+trilobata |
| Data |
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Rhus+trilobata |
| Data |
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=rhtr |
| Data |
http://www.backyardgardener.com/plantname/pd_f915.html |
| Images and data |
http://www.scienceviews.com/plants/skunkbush.html |
| Images and data |
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/DENDRO/DENDROLOGY/Syllabus2/factsheet.cfm?ID=564 |
| Images and data |
http://www.henriettesherbal.com/pictures/p12/pages/rhus-trilobata.htm |
| Images and data |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhus_trilobata |
| Images and data |
http://arnoldia.arboretum.harvard.edu/pdf/articles/674.pdf |
| Images and data |
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=7092 |
| Images and data |
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/shrub/rhutri/all.html |
| Images and data |
http://www.wnmu.edu/academic/nspages2/gilaflora/rhus_trilobata.html |
| Images and data |
http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?315,320,323 |
| Images and data |
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Anacardiaceae/Rhus_trilobata.html |
| Images and data |
http://www.theodorepayne.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Rhus_trilobata |
| Images and data |
http://www.fireflyforest.com/flowers/2252/rhus-trilobata-skunkbush-sumac/ |
| Images and data |
http://www.swcoloradowildflowers.com/Yellow%20Enlarged%20Photo%20Pages/rhus%20aromatica.htm |
| Images and data |
http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2005/06/29/skunkbush-sumac/ |
| Images and data |
http://www.delange.org/SkunkBush/SkunkBush.htm |
| Images |
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Rhus+trilobata |
| Video |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Umm_H2cA47Q |
| Nursery |
Oak Hills Nursery, 13874 Ranchero Road, Oak Hills, 92345,
760-947-6261 |
| Nursery, images and data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/573.htm |
| Nursery, images and
data |
http://www.highcountrygardens.com/catalog/product/82560/ |
| Nursery, images and
data |
http://www.cnplx.info/nplx/species?taxon=Rhus+trilobata |
| Distribution map |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=RHTR |
| Note: |
This plant is related to poison
oak and persons highly sensitive to poison oak should not handle or
ingest the plant. |
