Staghorn sumac??

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  1. Millie16

    Millie16 Gardener

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    I’ve seen this growing in a road side border while I was out walking I googled it and it comes up with stag horn sumac? I had that plant where I used to live and 1 it was very invasive, I inherited it with the garden and 2 the leaves didn’t look like this one? The one I’ve seen seems much more compact and the leaves have very attractive ridges. Just intrigued really that there may be a smaller less invasive variety?

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    Google reckons it's a Sorbaria sorbifolia 'Sem' and it looks a good match.
    Much smaller than sumac, but also suckers
     
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    Sorbaria sorbifolia has plain green leaves.see below.
    SORBARIA  SORBIFOLIA 14-06-2023 14-50-35.JPG

    Where as Sorbaria sorbifolia 'Sem' has different colours in the leaves,yellow, red and pink.
    It is especially noticable in the spring.
    Quote wiki...."The compact cultivar 'Sem', with multicoloured leaves in shades of yellow, bronze and red, has more erect panicles of flowers than the species."
    see my pics below
    SORBARIA  SORBIFOLIA  SEM 21-02-2009 14-30-03.JPG SORBARIA  SORBIFOLIA  SEM 21-05-2010 12-40-47.JPG SORBARIA SORBIFOLIA  SEM 29-03-2022 11-04-14.JPG SORBARIA SORBIFOLIA  SEM 29-03-2022 11-04-30.JPG
    SORBARIA  SORBIFOLIA  SEM 20-04-2010 13-02-12.JPG
    SORBARIA  SORBIFOLIA  SEM 20-06-2025 08-47-41.JPG SORBARIA  SORBIFOLIA  SEM 20-06-2025 08-48-08.JPG
    SORBARIA  SORBIFOLIA  SEM 17-07-2009 15-58-06.jpg
     
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    • Millie16

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      That’s very interesting thank you ! So don’t think that red “blob” in my photo is after flowering so a seed head? Wondering if I could pinch some seeds next time I’m passing? I like the spring colours in your photo Silver surfer it just looked different from anything else and quite striking!
       
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      pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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      It could eventually have viable seed but probably best to wait at least until late summer or autumn to be sure they are ripe .
      Its not something I have grown so just applying general thoughts.
       
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