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title: "Hello! My wife and I are first time homeowners and one of our first…"
description: "Hello! My wife and I are first time homeowners and one of our first projects was to clean up all of the dead/overgrown plants. We are hoping to save this Sumac…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Dave K"
published: "2025-07-07T19:52:44.591839Z"
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# Hello! My wife and I are first time homeowners and one of our first…

_Posted by Dave K on 2025-07-07_

Hello!

My wife and I are first time homeowners and one of our first projects was to clean up all of the dead/overgrown plants.

We are hoping to save this Sumac Bailtiger (at least that’s what I believe it is) but are having no luck.

1.) Is there any hope or is it a lost cause?  
2.) Any tips to try and revive this guy?

Any advice is appreciated!

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/vvYMF3mcfpR93aNJwRM8dhqbG3Ocg0zuS9x5hVXr9ZQ/h3DCrs7DRJ2g7lKdKXMHQQ.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/vvYMF3mcfpR93aNJwRM8dhqbG3Ocg0zuS9x5hVXr9ZQ/swPQiPWQSO2qRaUeVF4rww.webp?size=large)

## 2 comments

### Waspinator commented on 2025-07-08

There's definitely hope. Sumac is ridiculously hardy. Idk how to actively help it, but as long as the roots are alive, it'll be back

### Frederick commented on 2025-09-20

Use a fingernail and scrape ever so slightly on the growing stem. If it green, it will live. And water the heck out of it. It clearly dried out. They need a lot of water - a lot. I water this one in a giant pot still almost every couple days in summer.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/kQ4SgdyRbuizIgyJmIqrX7ZEow0TYe4enwsuUYY9SGY/KxSsVo-7S3mv5XkNqnPm1w.webp?size=large)

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