Dwarf Sumach (Rhus copallina)

Family: Anacardiaceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (4/5)

This is an incorrect spelling and should be Rhus copallinum L. Bloom Color: Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Late summer, Mid summer. Form: Rounded, Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

refreshing lemonade-like drink (without any fizz of course). — Fruit - raw or cooked.; An agreeable acid flavour.; The fruit is only 3 - 5mm long with very little flesh, but it is borne on dense panicles and is thus easily harvested.; When soaked for 10 - 30 minutes in hot or cold water it makes a very refreshing lemonade-like drink (without any fizz of course).

Habitat & North American Range

Generally found in dry soils on hillsides, along the margins of woodlands and roads, and in abandoned fields. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)