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'''''Rhus ovata''''' ([[S.Watson]]), also known as '''Sugar Bush''' or '''Sugar Sumac''', is an evergreen [[shrub]] to small [[tree]] that grows in [[chaparral]] in dry [[canyons]] and south-facing slopes below 1300 m in [[Southern California]], [[Arizona]] and [[Baja California]].  Its size ranges from 2 – 10 m tall and it has a rounded appearance.  ''Rhus ovata'' often hybridizes with ''Rhus integrifolia''.
 
'''''Rhus ovata''''' ([[S.Watson]]), also known as '''Sugar Bush''' or '''Sugar Sumac''', is an evergreen [[shrub]] to small [[tree]] that grows in [[chaparral]] in dry [[canyons]] and south-facing slopes below 1300 m in [[Southern California]], [[Arizona]] and [[Baja California]].  Its size ranges from 2 – 10 m tall and it has a rounded appearance.  ''Rhus ovata'' often hybridizes with ''Rhus integrifolia''.
  
 
The [[twigs]] of ''Rhus ovata'' are thick and reddish in color.  Its [[foliage]] consists of dark green, leathery, ovate leaves that are folded along the [[midrib]].  The leaf arrangement is alternate. Its [[inflorescences]] which occur at the ends of [[branches]] consist of small, 5-petaled, [[flowers]] that appear to be pink, but upon closer examination actually have white to pink [[petals]] with red [[sepals]]. Additionally, the [[flowers]] may be either bisexual or pistillate.  The [[fruit]] is a reddish, sticky [[drupe]], and is small, about 6 – 8 mm in [[diameter]].
 
The [[twigs]] of ''Rhus ovata'' are thick and reddish in color.  Its [[foliage]] consists of dark green, leathery, ovate leaves that are folded along the [[midrib]].  The leaf arrangement is alternate. Its [[inflorescences]] which occur at the ends of [[branches]] consist of small, 5-petaled, [[flowers]] that appear to be pink, but upon closer examination actually have white to pink [[petals]] with red [[sepals]]. Additionally, the [[flowers]] may be either bisexual or pistillate.  The [[fruit]] is a reddish, sticky [[drupe]], and is small, about 6 – 8 mm in [[diameter]].
  
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Rhus ovata, Wats. Shrub, to 10 ft. : lvs. short-stalked, ovate, acute or acuminate, entire or rarely spinosely toothed, 2-3 in. long: fls. in dense spikes 1/2in. long, sometimes crowded into terminal panicles, light yellow: fr. ovate, flattened, dark red, 1/4in. long. Spring. S. Calif., Ariz.
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==Cultivation==
 
''Rhus ovata'' can be used in the landscape. It likes well-drained [[soil]] in a sunny location with little water once established since it is very [[drought]] tolerant.  It does not handle [[pruning]] well, however.
 
''Rhus ovata'' can be used in the landscape. It likes well-drained [[soil]] in a sunny location with little water once established since it is very [[drought]] tolerant.  It does not handle [[pruning]] well, however.
  
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The fruit of ''Rhus ovata'' can be used to make a drink similar to [[lemonade]]. The [[fruit]] and [[flowers]] are also popular with [[birds]] and [[butterflies]] and the [[plant]] itself provides good [[Habitat (ecology)|habitat]] for [[bird]]s.
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*Saunders, Charles Francis. ''Edible and Useful Wild Plants'', Dover Publications Inc., New York, 1976.
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==References==
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*Schmidt, Marjorie G. ''Growing California Native Plants'', University of California Press, 1980.
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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*[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?Rhus+ovata Jepson Flora Project: Rhus ovata]
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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*[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=RHOV USDA Plants Profile: Rhus ovata]
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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*[http://biology.csusb.edu/PlantGuideFolder/RhusOvata/RhusOvataPage.htm Rhus ovata photos]
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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*[http://www.arizonensis.org/sonoran/fieldguide/rhus_ovata.html Sonoran Desert Field Guide]
 
  
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Plant Characteristics
Cultivation
Scientific Names

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Rhus ovata (S.Watson), also known as Sugar Bush or Sugar Sumac, is an evergreen shrub to small tree that grows in chaparral in dry canyons and south-facing slopes below 1300 m in Southern California, Arizona and Baja California. Its size ranges from 2 – 10 m tall and it has a rounded appearance. Rhus ovata often hybridizes with Rhus integrifolia.

The twigs of Rhus ovata are thick and reddish in color. Its foliage consists of dark green, leathery, ovate leaves that are folded along the midrib. The leaf arrangement is alternate. Its inflorescences which occur at the ends of branches consist of small, 5-petaled, flowers that appear to be pink, but upon closer examination actually have white to pink petals with red sepals. Additionally, the flowers may be either bisexual or pistillate. The fruit is a reddish, sticky drupe, and is small, about 6 – 8 mm in diameter.


Read about Rhus ovata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Rhus ovata, Wats. Shrub, to 10 ft. : lvs. short-stalked, ovate, acute or acuminate, entire or rarely spinosely toothed, 2-3 in. long: fls. in dense spikes 1/2in. long, sometimes crowded into terminal panicles, light yellow: fr. ovate, flattened, dark red, 1/4in. long. Spring. S. Calif., Ariz.


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Cultivation

Rhus ovata can be used in the landscape. It likes well-drained soil in a sunny location with little water once established since it is very drought tolerant. It does not handle pruning well, however.

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Species

Gallery

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