Stout and glaucous, the coarse stems of this species are slightly 3-angled and distinctly differ from those of the Rhus typhina, Staghorn sumac, by their lack of pubescence and their waxy covering. The young stems are green to slightly purplish, turning to a mottled combination of yellow-brown and reddish brown with raised orange lenticels. Cutting the stems open reveals a large bright yellow-orange pith and sticky milky white sap.
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