A thicket of smooth sumac retained some of its berries in January, though most of them were gone. Smooth sumac is well known for its brilliant red fall foliage and its deep red berries. Smooth sumac, ...

APPALACHIAN INTERPRETATION: Ryan Milt, owner of Asheville Wild Foods, uses sumac berries to make a local version of Middle Eastern za’atar spice, which he sells along with other products at the West ...

Sumac is the secret weapon in your spice cabinet: it has the power to bring incredible acidity to your food without adding extra liquid. It’s not bitter like lemon zest or astringent like vinegar, but ...

For years I avoided recipes that called for sumac, or relied on poor facsimiles using lemon juice. Every time I saw sumac in an ingredients list I would immediately begin to itch. I couldn't help but ...

Image via iStock Sumac is local lemon for foragers who live in places where there's no chance of plucking one from a tree. When picked at peak ripeness, but before rain can wash off its tart coating ...

Native smooth sumac shrubs can light up Minnesota roadsides and arc along bike trails with orange to deep-red leaves, often providing the first wave of fall colors. But even longtime residents might ...

Evergreen sumac (Rhus virens) is a beautiful large native shrub with edible berries that also attracts birds to your yard. As the name suggests, it will keep its leaves year round, except in cooler ...

Ever walk along outside, see a plant and wonder if it’s edible? Well, turns out, many of them are! Jill Vance, Interpretive Naturalist for Monroe Lake, shows us how certain grape leaves and other ...

One recent hot morning a light wind was blowing yellow leaves off walnut and poplar trees. It had been hot and humid for several days, which accounts for some of the yellow leaves, but these leaf ...