Water Needs
Light Needs
Common Name
African Sumac
Scientific Name
Rhus lancea (Now known as Searsia lancea)
Botanical Pronunciation
Se-ar CEE-a LAN-see-a
Plant Type
Broadleaf Evergreen Trees, Shade Trees
Deciduous / Evergreen
Evergreen
Special Features
Drought tolerant, Narrow willow-like leaves 4" to 5" long and borne in three leaflets, Grey to chocolate brown trunk, Greenish flowers in winter, Flowers have musty fragrance, Fruit is hidden under canopy small reddish color fading to brown into late summer.
Blooms
Spring, inconspicuous
Growth Habit
Informal and rounded
Growth Rate
Fast
Average Landscape Size
20' x 15'
Landscape Uses
Shade, screening
Care Information
Water deep and infrequently during hot months.
Will need to be limbed up if you want to create a canopy. Protect exposed trunks from sun scald
