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Eliza Waters 
So pretty. Love that orange!
Thank you, Sandy! I just love sumac. 🙂
Our neighbor has sumac in her yard. Love to watch it take on color in the fall!
It is such a vibrant color, love it!
The subtle blend of these vivid colours is beautiful, Eliza.
Thank you, Anne. I love the way the outer leaves turn first, allowing a gradation of color from green within to yellow, orange, then red.
Beautiful colors!!
Thank you, Trini! 🙂
Lovely colors!!! Fall 🍂
Thank you, Dee! ❤
Beautiful. I miss this.
Thank you, Cindy. It must be hard for you staying at home when you are used to traveling the world. Hang in there!
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Perfect autumn colour:)
Thank you, Karina! Do you have sumac there?
Not as a native, but it is often planted in gardens
Nice picture, Eliza! I love the autumn shades of rust and burnt orange. 🍂
Thank you, Barbara. Sumac sure does put on a show in fall. 🙂
In a hungry winter, rabbits tend to eat the bark of young sumac; I’m glad they send up shoots so readily just so we can get these amazing fall colours.
They do sucker readily and I crop a lot every summer to keep this patch in my yard from taking over. I never mind losing a trunk or two to age (all of 5 years, ha!).
The birds have already been harvesting the seeds. I find it a valuable native.
Such color!
IKR? I just love sumac with the three colors ranging from the shady interior to outer sunny side.
Your two photos match perfectly! Hello, fall.
Thank you, Judy. Yes, autumn is in full swing. The rain and wind brought down a lot, but there are still plenty to see.
Beautiful. Looking forward to leaves changing here. They’re very late this year. The temps have been too warm for too long. Hoping it will change this week with cooler temps. Thank you for this lovely photo of color to remind me of what is coming! 🍂
Thank you, Carrie. I hope your foliage season is glorious!
Gorgeous splash of autumn!
Thank you, Donna. Sumac is amazing in the fall!
Excellent post
Thank you!
The g l o r i o u s hues of Autumn.
Indeed! 🙂
Amazing fall colours. We’ve had more yellow than red this fall. Is there a scientific reason why some years it’s more red/orange and other years the same trees are mostly yellow? Does it have to do with temperature changes?
Thank you. Good question. There are different factors that could affect fall color. One is the type of tree and what pigments are dominant. Birch and aspen tend to be more yellow with a touch of orange. Maples tend toward red and orange, but Norway maples for instance, are predominantly yellow. Ash range from yellow to purple. Amount of water, abundant or not, number of sunny days and temperatures all play a part. Best years have ample summer rain, lots of sunny, dry days, particularly in late summer, and cool nights followed by warm days yield the best color.
Great colour
Thank you, Diana… one of my favorite fall foliage trees.
quite nice
ty very much~
Thank you, my pleasure
well done. a nice am sight.
Glorious! 🤩🥰😍
Thank you, Susan!
Nice! And Colorful!
Thank you, Reed. 🙂
Glorious Sumac Eliza! 🧡 xxx
Thank you, Xenia!
Did not know it was called Staghorn sumac (took me forever to find out it was called sumac in the first place). I love how these are the first to burst into colour and they are so flamboyant! Love this!
Thank you, Dale! Glad you liked the shot. There are three kinds of sumac in the northeast (staghorn, winged & poison) that I am aware of, but staghorn seems to be the most prolific. A favorite native of mine. 🙂
Is it the one that spreads like a weed? I’m thinking that’s the same kind as I see all over the place, here.
Most likely, it is the same. It spreads by seed and also stolons, so one needs to keep on top of it, or have enough space to host it. Most folks won’t tolerate it in their yard, but I’ve always loved having it in the wild edges.
I remember when my former neighbour planted five of them… I though oh boy! Does he not know what he has done? 🙂 I love them in wild places 🙂
Beautiful photo, Eliza. There is a sumac here, Flameleaf Sumac (Rhus lanceolata) that has brilliant reds/oranges in fall, though later than yours. https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=rhla3
Thank you, Tina. Love the shiny leaves on that one – it’s a beauty!
This isn’t the poisonous kind, is it, Eliza?
No, staghorn is the fuzzy stemmed one and is quite benign. Poison sumac has white berries (not red) and is smooth stemmed. It tends to grow in swampy areas, luckily places we’re not likely to go.
Gorgeous color! I love the way sumac is barely noticeable until fall, then ta daaa!
Thank you, Ellen. Sumac really does pop at the end – brilliantly!
Your fall color is wonderful. There’s no fall color to speak of here as yet.
Thank you, Kris. There is still a fair amount of color here, but our peak was last week. Rain and wind Fri. and Sat. made short work of a lot of the leaves. The time passes so quickly!
So pretty, autumn’s banners 😊
Thank you, Belinda… good analogy!
Beautiful colors. 😊
Thank you, Irene!
Sumac really prettys up the landscape. I’ve always considered but have yet to make sumacade. Have you?
B did, and it was a bit tart… required more sugar/honey, I think!
Sumac can have the most beautiful shade of red. NICE!
Thank you very much, Denise. The gradations of color in the leaves are so appealing. 🙂
The show is definitely not over yet!
Hey, Liv, hope you are doing well. Yes, we still have a bit more time to enjoy the fall colors.
Perfect photo, Eliza! Not much color here yet.
Thank you, Susie. We’re just past peak… it’s coming your way!
Did you make your tea from it yet? Beautiful tree, reminds a little bit of a (common name) Chinese Pistachio out here.
Thanks, Gary, no tea yet, but my spouse made some lemonade once with it and it was a pretty pink, but very tart!
Who took the first sip?
Him, of course! I had to be coaxed. 😉
I knew the answer, just wanted to read it….smart!
I have this tree in my garden, it is a favourite especially this time of year.
I love its fall colour, and the birds love the seeds in winter.
I did not know birds like the seeds, I must keep a lookout to see if they do here.
Our downy woodpeckers and chickadees esp. love them. The American robins, too, in late winter.
Where sumc goes, so goes autumn.
Nature’s colors are amazing! ❤️
Truly, they are. I never tire of the abundant beauty of nature (just like you, I imagine)!
And saw it with our own eyes this year! Beautiful.
Thank you, Bela. So you made the trip north or did you have some close to you?
Traveled from NM to VT, down to VA and NC, then home again. Took a month. SO OOOOO OO glad to be back to some sanity! The roads of this nation are ridiculously crowded, compared to 20 yrs ago when we last made that journey. Told everyone now it’s your time to come see Us! Not doing that again by car, anyway.
To answer your question, (!!)Vt was lovely. We do miss New England. But not enough to move back 😉 xo
So close, you drove right by me, too bad I missed you! But granted, a pandemic makes for challenges beyond the normal scope. Interesting about the crowded highways… I’ve come to the same conclusion. The crowds make me nuts. 😉
Omg. I would’ve love to have seen you, truly. It didn’t occur to me simply because we only had so much time to visit loved ones we had not seen in nearly 20 years. Between those visits and driving, it pretty much did us in. Still recovering. But you would always be welcomed here on the ranch! 💕
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