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What is this mystery volunteer?

 
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This tree or shrub came up in my dad's front garden in San Antonio, Texas.  Any guesses as to what it might be?  Some kind of Sumac maybe?
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Looks sumaccy to me, though that's in my neck of the woods.

My much better half and I use an app called iNaturalist, or something like that, which can not only identify specimens, but has applications for data logging for science.

Intriguing, though. I suppose if it is sumac, that you've got a heat-tolerant variety there. It looks identical to what we have growing here in Ontario.

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Using Chris's suggestion, I beleive it is the Lanceleaf Sumac:



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https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=RHLA3

I would love to have some on my property.
 
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My first thought was Pepper tree, Schinus Teribinthifolius; crazy invasive/suckering growth.

A smell test of a broken leaf would easily rule this one out.
 
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Another possibility is Tree of Heaven, looks a lot like sumac. Can't see the leaves close enough to tell. It also smells weird.
 
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Thank you all for these ideas.  I'm pretty sure it's not Tree of Heaven, not exuberant enough. I think I will attempt to transplant it to another location and keep an eye on it in case it actually is Sumac, which would be nice.

 
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Weird, I think I have one of these growing behind some lemongrass... I was going to pull it up today but never got to it. I'll definitely have to go investigate tomorrow.

Edit: Nope, my plant is totally different!
 
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