Staghorn Sumac vs Thimbleberry - TreeTime.ca

Staghorn Sumac vs Thimbleberry

Rhus typhina

Rubus parviflorus

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Staghorn Sumac
Thimbleberry

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.

Thimbleberry is an ornamental shrub with large, green maple-like-leaves. Flowers are attractive, fragrant, and turn into red-raspberry-like berries. The berries are good for jams, cakes, breads, muffins etc. If you remove the berry, the core resembles a thimble, giving this shrub its namesake.

Staghorn Sumac Quick Facts

Thimbleberry Quick Facts

Zone: 4a
Zone: 4a
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: any
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: none


Foliage: Soft leaves up to 8 inches across
Flowers: small, green-yellow
Flowers: white, showy
Fruit: small, red
Berries: edible, red, similar to raspberries
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: ON, QC, NS, NB, PE
Native to: AB, BC, ON
Other Names: stags horn sumach, velvet sumac
Other Names: thimbleberry, western thimbleberry