Wildlife: Sumacs
are important to wildlife. The fruits are eaten by birds, small mammals
and rodents. White-tail deer and moose browse the foliage and twigs.
Horticulture: The suckering habit makes this species particularly good for stabilizing banks, cuts and fills. Some cultivars can be used in the shrub border and as groundcovers. Plants may be rejuvenated by cutting back to ground level. 'Green Globe' is a 6-foot-high, dense, rounded shrubby form; and 'Low Gro' is only 2 feet high, with an 8-foot spread and orange-red fall foliage.
