United States, 39.76, -98.5formulanone2018-07-18Sumac (Rhus glabra), a native North American plant with medicinal properties, was cultivated in the Trustee Garden by early settlers to the Georgia colony and sent to London, England. The garden was established in 1734 as an agricultural experiment station modeled after the physick and botanical gardens at Oxford and Chelsea in England.Photograph of smooth sumac. A cone of red berries extends from the green bush. Sumac (Rhus glabra), a native North American plant with medicinal properties, was cultivated in the Trustee Garden by early settlers to the Georgia colony and sent to London, England. The garden was established in 1734 as an agricultural experiment station modeled after the physick and botanical gardens at Oxford and Chelsea in England.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/trustee-gardenForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/trustee-gardenForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaRhus glabra--GeorgiaSumac--GeorgiaPlants--GeorgiaMedicinal plants--GeorgiaSmooth SumacStillImage