

How to identify Evergreen sumac (Rhus virens)
Evergreen sumac, also known as Lentrisco, Tobacco sumac
Evergreen sumac stands as a robust semi-evergreen shrub reaching heights of 8 to 12 feet (2.4 to 3.6 meters) with a slightly greater spread. It exhibits a dense, mounding growth pattern paired with light gray bark. The foliage comprises pinnately compound leaves with thick, dark green, rounded leaflets that display a shiny upper surface and a more subdued underside. New foliage emerges tinged pink in spring. Come summer, it bears clusters of small, sweetly scented white flowers, succeeded by showy, fuzzy, flattened oval red berries in the fall on female plants.
Dense, mounding growth pattern
Pinnately compound leaves with thick, dark green, rounded leaflets
Shiny upper leaf surface, subdued underside
New foliage tinged pink in spring
Clusters of small, sweetly scented white flowers in summer
Scientific Classification of Evergreen sumac