Bob Simmonds plant identification

surava

Hello to all !  The plant/tree in my Daughter's front garden is in need of trimming but I wonder if pruning back the remaining long branches will do more harm than good !  Most of foliage is in the upper parts of the branches.  I also wonder what it is !! Thanks, Bob

Fairygirl

Hi @surava. It's a Stag Horn Sumach [Rhus typhina]
The problem with pruning them is that it can cause them to sucker, so you end up with them appearing everywhere.

surava

Thank you very much for your identification of the plant and the advice on pruning !  I wonder how it got to Lincolnshire !!

Dovefromabove

Prune it at your peril ... its a tree I love for its elegant asymmetry as well as its blazing autumn colour ... but once you prune them they think they’re under attack and reproduce themselves by suckering madly all over the place ... and once they start they don’t stop. 

Don’t say we didn’t warn you 😉 

Silver surfer

Rhus typhina is not rare.
It is easily obtained in Garden centres.

You may have seen it before with the large red flower heads.
Infamous for its suckers!

https://www.google.com/search?q=rhus+typhina&client=firefox-b-d&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwik88v4ganlAhUnSBUIHQKsAPQQ_AUIESgB&biw=1920&bih=944

Fairygirl

They make beautiful specimen trees, but they need the right amount of room, so that you aren't tempted to trim 

surava

Thanks to all for your helpful comments.