The staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina, previously Rhus hirta) is a common plant with a strikingly uncommon appearance. The young branches of the staghorn sumac are upright, with velvety red-brown hairs, ...

A multi-season native shrub is the staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina). The stems and leaf petioles of the staghorn sumac are covered in a light, rust-colored velvet. The open and forking branches, ...

Rosemary, wormwood, and lavender are all plants known to deter ticks around your home and garden. While it is always a good idea to incorporate key tips for keeping ticks out of your yard, it is ...

Every morning at 5 a.m. my girlfriend Lorie and I walk. Besides the exercise benefit, seeing the world around us at that hour every weekday all year round challenges us to take notice. We were walking ...

While the swamp maples (also known as red maples) are showing their fall colors a little earlier than last year and usually get all of the attention as the first-to-turn tree, one of my personal fall ...

We’re in the midst of the good New England weather that keeps the weak away. It looks desolate and lifeless out there, but it most surely isn’t. With temperatures staying below freezing the little ...

This Sunday’s Pocono Outdoors is a continuation of informational articles that addresses at least three species of poisonous plants found throughout our region. For example, I will illustrate two ...

Are the grape vine’s tendrils those of a parasite or bounteous provider? Is the Canada goose an embodiment of nature’s wild spirit or a despoiler of parks and golf courses? It all depends on your ...

Staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina) is a large, loosely spreading shrub or a scraggly tree. It grows by suckering roots to form large colonies, often in dry, sterile soil. Staghorn sumac is quite ...