Japanese Maple

Poison Sumac

About Japanese Maple and Poison Sumac

Japanese Maple

Poison Sumac

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Tree

1.3 Origin

Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, Texas, Canada

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Woodland Garden Secondary, Woodlands

Wet lands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-74-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-2

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

150.00 cm240.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cm300.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red

Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red, Brown

Light Yellow, Ivory

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper

Green, Orange, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Red, Green, Bronze

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Crimson, Orange Red

Red, Orange, Orange Red

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

From Rhizomes, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs less watering

Requires standing water

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K, since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Beetles, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Sooty Mold

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Irritate the mucus membrane, Rash, Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bonsai, Borders

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Sap

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as preservative

Used to make a black varnish for use in woodworking

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ACER palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'

TOXICODENDRON vernix

7.2 Common Name

Downy Japanese Maple, Fullmoon Maple, Japanese Maple

Poison Dogwood, Poison Elderberry, Poison Sumac, Swamp Sumac

7.2.1 In Hindi

Japanese Maple

toxicodendron vernix

7.2.2 In German

japanischer Ahorn

toxicodendron vernix

7.2.3 In French

érable du Japon

TOXICODENDRON vernix

7.2.4 In Spanish

arce japonés

vérnix TOXICODENDRON

7.2.5 In Greek

Japanese Maple

Toxicodendron vernix

7.2.6 In Portuguese

bordo japonês

TOXICODENDRON vernix

7.2.7 In Polish

Klon japoński

toxicodendron vernix

7.2.8 In Latin

Acer palmatum

Natrum vernix

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Aceraceae

Anacardiaceae

8.6 Genus

Acer

Toxicodendron

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Japanese Maple and Poison Sumac

Wondering what are the properties of Japanese Maple and Poison Sumac? We provide you with everything About Japanese Maple and Poison Sumac. Japanese Maple doesn't have thorns and Poison Sumac doesn't have thorns. Also Japanese Maple does not have fragrant flowers. Japanese Maple has allergic reactions like Not Available and Poison Sumac has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Japanese Maple and Poison Sumac and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Japanese Maple and Poison Sumac

Season and care of Japanese Maple and Poison Sumac is important to know. While considering everything about Japanese Maple and Poison Sumac Care, growing season is an essential factor. Japanese Maple season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Poison Sumac season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Japanese Maple is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Poison Sumac is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Japanese Maple is Acidic, Neutral and for Poison Sumac is Acidic, Neutral.

Japanese Maple and Poison Sumac Physical Information

Japanese Maple and Poison Sumac physical information is very important for comparison. Japanese Maple height is 150.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Poison Sumac height is 240.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Japanese Maple and Poison Sumac are as follows:

Japanese Maple flower color: Red
Japanese Maple leaf color: Red, Burgundy, Dark Red and Copper
Poison Sumac flower color: Yellow green
Poison Sumac leaf color: Green, Orange and Dark Green

Care of Japanese Maple and Poison Sumac

Care of Japanese Maple and Poison Sumac include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Japanese Maple pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Poison Sumac pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Japanese Maple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Poison Sumac needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.