Rhus microphylla New The scent travels on the

The scent travels on the air rather than waiting at the nose

three-lobed juvenile leaves resemble that mythical mino

Moore (1907 to 2009)

and that contrary timing is the whole charm

when the shrub reveals a true identity in a profusion of rose-red

Rhus microphylla New The scent travels on theLittleleaf sumac is a big, bushy deciduous shrub of west Texas, the Southwest, and adjoining Mexico, built for heat, sun, and drought. The compound leaves are made up of tiny leaflets that give a fine, almost feathery texture, and they turn rose to purple in fall, an unusual and lovely tone among the sumacs. Tough and dryland hardy, the plant is well worth trying in the South and any hot, well drained garden. Small creamy white flowers open in spring,