Stag-Horn Sumac

Also called Velvet Sumac, this perennial, deciduous shrub grows in colonies reaching 15 to 30 feet in height with crooked trunks, velvety twigs, and green foliage that turns vivid shades of red and yellow in the fall. Their most notable feature (on female plants) is their yellow green flowers that give way to upright clusters of fuzzy, bright red berries that attract a variety of bird species. Drought tolerant, it grows in full sun to shade, and in dry, rocky, and gravelly soils.