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Skunkbush Sumac (Wholesale Bundles) | Spring 2027
$187.00
Price breaks
| Bundles in your cart | Per bundle | Per plant |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 bundles | $187.00 | $7.48 |
| 4 to 11 bundles | $158.95 | $6.36 |
| 12 to 23 bundles | $140.25 | $5.61 |
| 24 bundles and up | $121.55 | $4.86 |
40 bundles or more? Email us for a quote.
Breaks count every Farm & Ranch bundle in your cart, any mix of plants.
Farm & Ranch bundles are already priced wholesale, so SAVE discount codes don't apply to them.
Reliable shipping
Wholesale only. We carry Skunkbush Sumac only by the wholesale bundle. For just a few plants, see our native plants.
At a glance: Skunkbush Sumac is a low, very drought tough native shrub rated hardy to zone 3 in our ratings (winters to -40°F). Ships bare root. Sold here at wholesale prices, by the bundle.
| Also called | Three leaf sumac, lemonade bush (Rhus trilobata) |
|---|---|
| Hardy to | Zone 3 on the MFTC modified cold hardiness scale (-40°F). Grows in zones 3 to 8. A bare number means the whole of zone 3, colder half included. Find your zone with our cold hardiness calculator. |
| Mature size | 3 to 8 ft tall and wider than tall |
| Pollination | Plants are mostly male or female. Plant a group for berries. |
| Spacing | 3 to 5 ft apart in the row. |
| Good for | Low outside row on dry upland, erosion control on slopes and cut banks, winter bird food, fall color |
| Deer | Seldom badly damaged by deer. |
| What you get | Dormant bare root seedlings, 25 plants to a bundle. Sizes: 6-10 in., 10-24 in. and 2-3 ft. Shipped from Missoula, or picked up in Missoula, in spring 2027. |
| Wholesale terms | Sold by the bundle. Mix any Farm & Ranch plants to reach a price break at 4, 12 and 24 bundles. 40 bundles or more, email us for a quote. |
Overview
Skunkbush sumac is a spreading, mounded shrub of dry hills and breaks that asks for nothing once it's rooted. Orange and red fall color.
Origin & History
Native across the western plains and Rockies, including eastern and central Montana. It is not poison oak or poison ivy and is harmless to handle.
Fruit & Uses
Sticky red berries that hold into winter for grouse and songbirds, and that make a tart, lemony drink. Deep roots hold dry slopes and cut banks.
Growth Habit
Dense, mounding shrub, 3 to 8 ft tall. The crushed leaves have a strong smell, which is where the name comes from.
Spacing
Plant 3 to 5 ft apart. A bundle covers 75 to 125 ft of row.
Pollination
Insect-pollinated, with male and female flowers mostly on separate plants.
Cold hardiness
We rate skunkbush sumac to zone 3, winters to -40°F.
How wholesale orders work
- Bundles can't be split. Sizes under 3 ft. come 25 to a bundle, 3 ft. and taller come 20 to a bundle.
- Price breaks count every Farm & Ranch bundle in your cart, any mix of plants. 4 bundles, 12 bundles and 24 bundles each drop the price on all of them. The discount shows up in your cart on its own.
- Add to your order any time before it ships. Same shipping address, and the bundles count together toward the next price break.
- No cancellations after February 1. Cancel part of an order before then and the rest is priced at the break it still earns.
- If we come up short on a plant, you keep the price break you paid for and we refund the bundles we couldn't send.
- Our dead plant guarantee covers these the same as everything else we sell. A plant that never leafs out its first season gets a credit code for what you paid for it plus its share of the shipping. We can't break a bundle, so credit goes toward a future order, not loose replacement plants.
- Planting 40 bundles or more? Email us for a quote.
Questions we get about Skunkbush Sumac
How cold hardy is Skunkbush Sumac?
We rate it hardy to zone 3, which means winters down to about -40°F.
How far apart do I plant Skunkbush Sumac?
3 to 5 ft apart in a row.
What arrives, and when does it ship?
Dormant bare root seedlings by the bundle, roots packed in moist sawdust, shipped from Missoula, or picked up in Missoula, in spring 2027. Orders are paid in full at checkout. Our dead plant guarantee covers them: a plant that never leafs out its first season gets a credit code toward a future order.
Photos: “Rhus trilobata 7” by Stan Shebs, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0.