What kind of plant is this - Sumy olenerogy and why is it called so? This plant is an ornamental tree or shrub of about five meters, which is difficult to find in our area.
The shape of its crown is rounded, with hard thick branches covered, in addition to leaves, with an unusual abundance of "woolen" overgrowth of brown or reddish color. In appearance, the secret of the name of the tree is hidden - its branches, especially in autumn, when they are deprived of foliage, are very similar to
deer horns, therefore sumy is fluffy and has such a strange name. Especially it attracts attention in the fall, when the green foliage turns into orange. In the spring, the buds swell, the branches of the tree begin to acquire a pinkish tint, and in early summer, the entire sumac crown is covered with saturated green leaves, which suddenly turn orange, yellow and red in autumn. Females of this plant also bloom. Toward the end of summer, the brushes of its fruits appear on the tree, covered with red fluff, which can be observed for quite some time. However, the fruits of the plant - cones - should not be tasted, because, alas, they are poisonous, although very attractive to us. Therefore, even if you took them in your hands, it is better not to forget the hands after this meeting to wash.
This plant is also called a
vinegar tree. Why? According to the story, Sumy olenerogy was brought from North America, where the Indians identified one of its curious properties: from its fruits they extracted a seasoning that resembles vinegar in taste and specificity, since this representative of the flora contains tannin tannins, which add a sour taste to sumac.
Sumy tree is used in landscape design, grows well in small gardens and tubs. What is especially nice is that it is frost-resistant, it is not very demanding on the soil. Cutting it is not recommended, as this may result in additional offspring.
But what else is useful sumy olenerogy? As we already mentioned, it is appreciated due to the content of tannins, which are necessary for treating the skin.
It should be noted separately that the content of this substance in it is quite high, respectively, sumy is in demand in the technical field. Dyes for silk fabrics are made from this plant, wax from the fruits is used to make quite valuable varnish. It is good to make decorative crafts of various kinds from sumac wood. Why exactly from this wood? Firstly, it is dense, and secondly, multi-colored - it can be either yellow or orange. Sumy olenerogy is the owner of another interesting substance -
tartaric acid, used, respectively, in winemaking.
If you decide to purchase such a "horned" plant for your suburban area, then of course you will be interested in its price. Despite the fact that the plant is decorative and unusual for our area, you can safely order it in specialized stores. And after that you will become the happy owner of an exotic bright tree.