{"product_id":"rhus-chinensis","title":"Rhus chinensis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRhus chinensis\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003eChinese sumac\u003c\/strong\u003e or nutgall tree, is the sumac that saves its show for the end of the season: large, luxuriant pinnate leaves all summer, then, in August and September when other sumacs are done, big creamy flower plumes over the canopy, and finally an October blaze of scarlet, flame and crimson that few small trees can match.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is H5 hardy, fast, drought-tolerant and content in poor soil, growing into a broad-crowned small tree of 4 to 6 m that reads pure jungle in full leaf. In China its leaf galls have supplied tannin for inks and medicine for two thousand years; here it just supplies the drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow and where to grow\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePosition:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun, ideally backlit by low autumn light.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e any well-drained soil, poor and stony included.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4-6 m, broad-crowned; easily kept smaller.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e H5, no caveats.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlant it as the canopy of an \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/exotic-border-plants\"\u003eexotic border\u003c\/a\u003e or a freestanding specimen beside our other sumacs, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/rhus-typhina-tiger-eyes\"\u003e'Tiger Eyes'\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/rhus-glabra-laciniata\"\u003eR. glabra 'Laciniata'\u003c\/a\u003e. Late pollinators work the plumes hard, and it holds a proud place in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003ehardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNursery-grown young trees. Care notes in the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hardy-exotics-what-to-expect\"\u003eseasonal expectations guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"23cm \/ 5L (Collection Only)","offer_id":58370087387519,"sku":"RHUSCHIN23","price":42.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/Rhus_20da8b03-c4a7-45c2-9fae-c2f270ee222d.jpg?v=1789655733","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/rhus-chinensis","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}