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Size/Form: |
Winged sumac is a small tree reaching a height of 20' to 26' and has a spreading crown reaching about 10' wide. The crown is open to irregular with crooked and spreading branches. |
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The leaves are alternate, deciduous, pinnately compound, about 6" to 12" long with 9-23 leaflets. Each leaflet is ovate in shape and up to 4" long. The rachis is winged between the leaflets in young trees only. Stems and twigs are densely pubescent. |
Fruit: |
Small red pubescent drupes hang in clusters.The fruits appear in fall and persist through much of the winter even after the leaves have fallen. |
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The bark is reddish. |
Habitat: |
Winged sumac is found in dry woods, sandhills, roadsides, abandoned fields, and disturbed areas. |
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