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Posted by flowerchildz5ny z5NY (My Page) on Thu, Jun 10, 04 at 12:14
| Hi everyone, I'm new here. Born & bred Rocklander now living in Orange. (different flowerchild than the one referred to in another post). Hudson Valley forum, how cool is that... been enjoying your posts on dirt & weeds, in moving to Orange I been seeing weeds I can't believe exist only forty miles from where I was. The dirt is sand in one spot and clay you can make pots out of next to it. And what are those little looking morning glory weeds that strangle everything... the roots go so deep, I think they loved the weed killer... Anyway... my real question:
Those darn sumacs. I would be very successful getting rid of them if it wasn't for my neighbor that loves them... go figure. But we have a yearly argument if they are poisoness or not? I've read they are not, then I read that they are. Please answer this one for me experts... I've pulled them out by hand every year and never got anything. If not, than what is poison sumac?
Thanks so much.
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RE: Sumacs?
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| There are different kinds of sumacs. The ones you usually see growing everywhere that get the red "fruits" are staghorn sumac...not poisonous, thank goodness! You can use them for dye, crafts and flower arrangements, and I think they might be edible. I like them, but they can take over like crazy. There is a poison sumac, but I don't have much info on that one. I'm sure the more seasoned gardeners around here can tell you a bit more. Welcome! |
RE: Sumacs?
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| This address will take you to a picture/partial description of poison sumac: http://jaxmed.com/articles/Diseases/p_sumac.htm the primary distinction is the location of the flowers/fruit. If the f/f are growing on the branch ends it is the non-poisonous variety. if the f/f are growing between the leaf and the branch--be careful |
RE: Sumacs?
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| Thank you. I'm not sure now. I'll have to wait until I see the flowers. Interesting and thanks for the website! |
RE: Sumacs?
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| Yes, thanks for the info. Luckily, most of the ones I see have the fruits on the end. |
RE: Sumacs?
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| Poison sumac has white berries, staghorn which is the one usually seen here has red berries. They can be steeped in water to make a kind of pink lemonade. |
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