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[mikecotterill]

Wondering what these are?

[jonnyboy]

Looks like Stag Horns Sumach (Rhus Typhina )to me. The sap is an irritant on the skin.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I sumach, sucker like you wouldnt believe

[Dave D]

agree with all the above. be carefull with the sap, some people react quite badly to it. stunning flower and autumn colours.

Edited May 20, 2011 by Dave D

[mikecotterill]

Interesting, the stems were very hairy, furry but only about a foot from the leaves. Cheers guys

[Dave D]

i believe thats where it gets it s nick name 'stagshorn' from. lovely looking tree all season round but as hama said they sucker like mad, so location should be considered carefully.

[treesnatcher]

bit of a rampant weed round here. like previous post watch out for the sap if you cut it, some people are ok but some suffer real bad. hard stuff to get rid of as its stolons/rizholmes? are pernicious.

[nepia]

The sap's particularly irritant in the sun, similarly to spurge (euphorbia) sap: working with it in the shade isn't so bad unless you're sensitive to it.

[armybloke]

You can eat the flowers so it has some value even if it does take over the garden!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

You can eat the flowers so it has some value even if it does take over the garden!

 

 

I did not know that!

 

I also find the comments regarding the sap interesting, as this has a relative called the varnish/laquer tree which has VERY serious side effects not dissimilar to those mentioned and making the skin sensitive to light for life afterwards.

 

I heard 1 case of three arbs getting 100k in compensation after serious injuries due to this species.

 

Toxicodendron vernicifluum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

suffice to say stay well clear of this one!

 

it would seem they are no longer classed as rhus, maybe genetic works have seperated them?