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

 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Foliage:
Yellow (Bronze-yellow new growth, settles to yellow and yellow-green in the summer); Red (Fall color); Orange (Fall color)
 Fruit:
Drupes
 Ultimate Height:
6 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
8 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil:
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
 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:
  • Foliage Characteristics 88
  • Plants That Tolerate 279

    • 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

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    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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