Staghorn Sumac vs Golden Currant - TreeTime.ca

Staghorn Sumac vs Golden Currant

Rhus typhina

Ribes aureum

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Staghorn Sumac
Golden Currant

Staghorn Sumac is a popular ornamental shrub with red velvet like antlers that produce seeds that provide nice winter interest for landscapers and gardeners.

This low-maintenance plant is a great addition to any garden it is also used in shelterbelts.

Golden Currant produces berries for jams, jellies, sauces and even pemmican. This currant bush is very dense, allowing for use as a hedge, windbreak, or wildlife habitat.

This plant is also a very popular rootstock to graft popular red and white currant varieties to. The resulting plants are taller, more productive, and easier to harvest.

Staghorn Sumac Quick Facts

Golden Currant Quick Facts

Zone: 4a
Zone: 4a
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: low
Suckering: medium


Fall colour: reddish purple
Flowers: small, green-yellow
Flowers: yellow
Fruit: small, red
Berries: glossy black berries
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: ON, QC, NS, NB, PE
Native to: AB, BC
Other Names: stags horn sumach, velvet sumac
Other Names: buffalo currant, clove currant, fragrant golden currant, golden flowering currant, spicebush