There’s a sumac tree in our front garden.
Tony Tomeo asked: Does the sumak color for autumn? I have never seen such a sumak tree here. Only African sumac is available, and it looks nothing like deciduous sumacs.
I think Tony’s in California USA. Here in Somerset UK the staghorn sumac is a common garden tree.
And it certainly does colour for autumn.
Here is the staghorn sumac in our front garden, in late October, a couple of years ago.
Right now it is just beginning to change its tone
The sumac tree (Rhus typhina) is also known as staghorn sumac or staghorn sumach. It’s one of around 200 trees in the Rhus genus around the world, and is native to north America. Highly ornamental, it’s commonly grown in UK gardens for its attractive branching habit, which is said to resemble a pair of stag’s horns (hence its name), along with its fresh green, finely divided foliage, which turns glorious shades of red and orange in autumn. https://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/grow-plants/sumac-tree/
Yes, I am near San Jose in California, where autumn foliar color is not much of a priority. Some trees that color well where winters are cooler do not color as well here. African sumac is a well behaved tree, but that is about all. I mean, it functions well as a street tree surrounded by concrete, but does not look like much more than a small evergreen tree.