Monday, August 8, 2011

Staghorn Sumac





Here is a sumac that I got at work last year.
I know it's an invasive species....lets get that out of the way first :)
I wouldn't ever plant this thing in my yard...
I was thinking this tree would be great as a literati, but the bend in the trunk was too severe.



 I looked at  it for a long while this summer trying to decide what to do with this tree....or even if I should keep it.. A few weeks ago I chopped the whole thing down and waited to see what would happen. I didn't have to wait long. It popped out new growth in a week or less. I let it grow for about 10 days, then clipped off most of it's leaves. here's it's progression this year.

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