The Color Red

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Sumac in the Fall

Sumac are fairly common in the Toronto area, but I suspect that there has been some human intervention in their distribution. I think that if I asked the Works Department or maybe the Parks Department, I might find that one or the other has done some deliberate propagation of the plants, perhaps in the loose sense or maybe even the strict sense. I have seen them in places where there is no obvious source, and yet located in a convenient spot by the side of a road, where the city would benefit by their presence. To me that seems potentially deliberate. I don't know any reason to not want them around, so I certainly do not mind them.

In the Fall, they add to the colours as their leaves turn bright and then dark red. When they drop, I do not think that they degrade or decompose quickly, but being small, they probably wash away without creating problems. [2022-10-20 added "degrade"]

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