Nope. Looks more like Sumac, probably the Staghorn variety. It’s native.
ThickChalk
The leaves of black walnut, sumac, and tree of heaven can be hard to distinguish, but that clump of red fuzzy berries is a dead giveaway for sumac. You can make tea out of the berries, kind of like lemonade.
I found out the hard way a few years ago that I have a very rare allergy to staghorn sumac. My reaction to it is many, many times worse than to poison ivy. I’m sure you will be fine, but I just thought I would mention it. I’m also in Maine and the stuff is absolutely everywhere.
Ottorange
I made sumac tea with my daughter last weekend, we had a lot of fun with it. She ended up not really liking it. I thought it was great.
Outside-Affect-4722
Sumac, the birds & deer love it in my neck of the woods & it’s beautiful in the fall
podsnerd
The densely packed almost shrub-like shape is classic of staghorn sumac. And the clusters of berries in the final picture make it undoubtedly sumac
Exact-Truck-5248
Definitely sumac, but it’s leaf structures and those of tree of heaven and black walnut are very similar
Shamus-McNasty
Sumac tea tastes like lemonade
TomatoFeta
Would think this is **Rhus typhina**.
In the fall if it goes red, it’s Rhus, if it goes yellow it MAY be tree of heaven.
Visual-Trick-9264
Definitely staghorn sumac
Dr_Opadeuce
Sumac. Makes great seasoning and you can even steep it as a tea.
Stinkerma
Sumac, as others have said. It’s possible to make a delicious beverage from the red berries.
Mammoth-Eggplant8305
It’s sumac for sure
FuzzyRugMan
Stsnghorn sumac, native and I call it invasive. It will ruin trees
NightOwl584
Sumac
Vast-Combination4046
Second one is. You can tell by the long stalks that leaves grow on. It’s like a leaf made of little leaves
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Nope. Looks more like Sumac, probably the Staghorn variety. It’s native.
The leaves of black walnut, sumac, and tree of heaven can be hard to distinguish, but that clump of red fuzzy berries is a dead giveaway for sumac. You can make tea out of the berries, kind of like lemonade.
Agree with sumac. Nice, clear photos!
Flowers not right for TOH
staghorn sumac
if aint smells like piss aint the invasive shit
https://preview.redd.it/093h86lq21kf1.jpeg?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3d9f717f69e03b26b53e1e618cfd1cbcce6109a9
I found out the hard way a few years ago that I have a very rare allergy to staghorn sumac. My reaction to it is many, many times worse than to poison ivy. I’m sure you will be fine, but I just thought I would mention it. I’m also in Maine and the stuff is absolutely everywhere.
I made sumac tea with my daughter last weekend, we had a lot of fun with it. She ended up not really liking it. I thought it was great.
Sumac, the birds & deer love it in my neck of the woods & it’s beautiful in the fall
The densely packed almost shrub-like shape is classic of staghorn sumac. And the clusters of berries in the final picture make it undoubtedly sumac
Definitely sumac, but it’s leaf structures and those of tree of heaven and black walnut are very similar
Sumac tea tastes like lemonade
Would think this is **Rhus typhina**.
In the fall if it goes red, it’s Rhus, if it goes yellow it MAY be tree of heaven.
Definitely staghorn sumac
Sumac. Makes great seasoning and you can even steep it as a tea.
Sumac, as others have said. It’s possible to make a delicious beverage from the red berries.
It’s sumac for sure
Stsnghorn sumac, native and I call it invasive. It will ruin trees
Sumac
Second one is. You can tell by the long stalks that leaves grow on. It’s like a leaf made of little leaves
Sumac!