Sumac Bonsai

I think you re wise in waiting a bit to see what the new growth does.

Sumac bonsai. Larry is a husband father teacher international bonsai master bonsai curator friend mentor plus many more. They are often considered weed trees with large compound leaves. The jackel in this case is referring to larry jackel and his life as a man. The tangy acidic taste gave the tree its other common name.

I would tend to want to focus on developinng a wider lower trunk and nebari but that s just me. If your looking for an unusual bonsai tree why not try a sumac or two or three of them. There is a distinct smell to them when you work on them. I look forward to following the progession of this one.

The sumac itself is not a well known variety for bonsai. Sumac s make great yard trees in colorado since they are very hardy. The first reason is that most people act shocked when you mention sumac because the first thing that comes to mind is poison sumac. Sumac bonsai i like unusual and bizarre plants and often use them to create unique bonsai.

I think the elephant in the room that may not be known by the op is that sumac like a pecan or walnut has a massive compound leaf longer than the entire height many bonsai this is always gonna be a problem i m aware of the compound leaf size. The common sumac is a large shrub or small tree which can be found growing native throughout north america and other regions of the world. Sumac bonsai staying on theme only this time with a little more color the color on this flowering pear was a bit ahead of most of the other trees at the pacific bonsai museum. Is staghorn sumac poisonous.

2020 has been declared year of the jackel. It s hard to miss on sumac. Pollinated female plants produce red. Staghorn sumac fruits can be used to prepare lemonade all that has to be done is to prepare a decoction from the fruits.

There is even a native variety to colorado called a 3 leaf sumac or stink bush. Not to worry it washes right off. The dwarf 6 foot tall and equally wide sumac s ferny chartreuse spring leaves become bright yellow in summer before assuming scarlet or orange autumn shades. While poison sumac is some nasty stuff the type of sumac i used is not poisonous at all.

Its fruits contain high doses of vitamin c and tannin compounds.