Rhus typhina 'Bailtiger' [sold as Tiger Eyes®]
Cutleaf Tiger Eyes Staghorn Sumac

 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Small greenish-yellow bloom in terminal cone-shaped panicles from June-July
 Foliage Notes:
Yellow (bronze-yellow new growth, settles to yellow and yellow-green in the summer); red and orange fall color
 Fruit Notes:
Showy pyramidal fruiting clusters (up to 8" long); bright red berry-like drupes in fall, turning dark red in winter
 Ultimate Height:
3-6 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
3-6 feet
 Bloom Times:
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Water Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Highly adaptable and can tolerate very dry conditions, but prefers well-drained soil and will not do well in poorly drained areas
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Maintenance:
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Alternate, deeply dissected, pinnate complound leaves 1-2 feet long, 13-27 serrated, lance-oblong leaflets each 2-5 inches long and 1-2 inches wide, yellow-green above and glaucus beneath. Rounded, velvety, purplish stems. Greenish-yellow, 4-8 inch long flower panicles in June to early July. Crimson red, showy drupes in late August to April.
  Special Characteristics:
  • Border 378
  • Foundation 188
  • Mass Plantings 278
  • Specimen 612
  • Drought Tolerant 280
  • Fall Color 219
  • Showy Flowers 33
  • Showy Fruit 13

    • Additional Information

    The Tiger Eyes cultivar makes a great landscape plant as it suckers less than the species, and for it's nice foliage.

    13 Rhus typhina 'Bailtiger' [sold as Tiger Eyes®] found

    = Heritage plant = Memorial plant
    Number Accession ID Location
    12023_00438*BPMU
    22023_00438*CHIKS
    32023_00438*DPMU
    42023_00438*EHIKS
    52023_00438*FPMU
    62023_00438*GHIKS
    72023_00438*HHIKS
    82023_00438*IPMU
    92023_00438*JHIKS
    102023_00438*KHIKS
    112023_00438*LPMU
    122023_00438*MHIKS
    132023_00438*NHIKS

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