Help! Neighbours Sumac

[GeneralMusings]

Hello!

Our neighbours have planted a (very pretty) sumac next to our fence. It's probably a couple of years old now and looking lovely, taller than the fence etc.

However we're trying to get into gardening now and our flowerbed is our side of the fence.

Its suckering! I think it's the roots thst grow that sprout mini sumac from the root.

What do we do?

We pulled up and chopped a root that went the whole length of the flowerbed (couple meters maybe) with 2 of these on. But presumably it will just send out more?

We don't want to kill their tree by accident chopping roots but we don't want to be constantly fighting suckers. Will it be a few a year or more than that?

Is pulling the whole root correct as we won't be able to do that if we plant?

Will the suckers push out plants if I plant? Or can I just plant it up?

Help!

(for extra fun we have mares tail at the back of the garden coming in from the path. We can't win 😬😬)

@Frankley Thank you.

I tried to plant a sumac (twice) in my garden, died both times. Looks like I dodged a bullet.

Is the garden sumac the same species as the sumac you can buy as a spice?

I have a few you could have....

No. Same genus, different species.

ours is Rhus typhina, the spice is Rhus coriaria

Are you sure? I thought (vaguely) if it was red it was sumac used as spice.

You may be able to make an approximation from Rhus typhinus but it’s nit the one usually used commercially https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7828031/

https://www.thespicecupboard.co.uk/product/sumac-no-salt/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumac#:~:text=Sumac's%20tart%20flavor%20comes%20from,taste%20to%20salads%20or%20meat.

If they're not gardeners they may not realise you've killed it from your side, OP. I say go for it, even though I don't weedkiller on anything. Sumac and bamboo call for desperate measures.

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