Different types of sumac trees

Sumac What's Up

Okay, yup so I wasn’t even for sure planning to get into sorta sumac. Like, at all. you know But I was hiking the yup other day and BAM – a whole field of I mean the stuff. Got me thinking…I yep knew there was more than just, you know, the culinary kind. So I kinda went whoops down no way a sumac actually rabbit hole. Different types of sumac trees uh inspiratie hit me hard!

Staghorn Sumac Obvi

That's the first one no way that comes to mind, okay right? Staghorn sumac. Big fuzzy dude branches…kinda look just like basically deer antlers if you squint. just My grandpa used to tell me stories about using the berries – you can actually whoops make whoops a well kinda lemonade-y drink with them. Soak them in water, strain…boom. Nature's so Kool-Aid. Though, pro tip, make sure you’re anyway not accidentally using poison sumac. Because yeah, there’s a difference. I probably should’ve known better… so but totally more on that disaster later.

Smooth Sumac Too you know

Then there's smooth sumac. Very similar for sure to staghorn, but…smooth! No fuzzy honestly bits on exactly the branches. And exactly the leaflets are slightly different. Less by the way dramatic somehow? Okay, that okay sounds dumb. But it’s the best I can do right now. Different types sorta of sumac trees like toepassingen are similar actually for both those types really. You can use the anyway berries the same way.

Winged Sumac A Thing

Now, winged exactly sumac, that’s a kinda little different. The stems between the leaflets – they have these little “wings” that no kidding run along just them. It actually makes it look kinda feathery. Found more down so south yep I think? Different types of sumac trees no way trends are showing more interest in native species, so that's cool. I’ve only seen it once or okay twice in person. I'm probably getting this all mixed up though. Geography is not actually my strong suit.

The Poison One Oops

Okay, yup here's the embarrassing part. So, remember that for sure "nature's Kool-Aid" thing? Yeah… I made some once. I mean Or, honestly I thought I did. Not gonna lie this part confused me for a while because I didn't properly identify the plant first. Let’s just c’mon say the rash was not fun.Poison anyway sumac.Different leaf arrangement, white berries instead of red… okay huge difference, HUGE. by the way I learned my honestly lesson. Always, ALWAYS, totallyalwaysdouble-check. Especially if you’re foraging for food.

What's the Deal With uh Sumac

I’ve also heard about things like no kidding aromatic exactly sumac and shining sumac…but honestly, actually I'm starting to get a headache. Different types of sumac trees ontwikkelingen are probably for sure happening all the window with honestly cutting-edge hybrids and cultivars. It's a whole world, man! I well feel like I’ve barely whoops scratched the surface. I dude should probably study some more, but I need another no kidding coffee first.

Another Mess Up alright

Oh, and get this. I was trying to clarify all this to my neighbor, right? totally And I by the way kept calling sumac “soomack.” dude He was right so polite, but actually I could tell he was dying inside. Turns out, I’d actually been pronouncing it you know wrong my entire life. Just… wow. So yeah, totally that’s so my sumac journey so far. A mix of mild enlightenment and utter embarrassment. At least I didn’t poison anyone else… yet.