Poison Sumac

Eastern Cottonwood

About Poison Sumac and Eastern Cottonwood

Poison Sumac

Eastern Cottonwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

1.3 Origin

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

Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, Canada, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

Plains Cottonwood, Rio Grande cottonwood

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA5

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Wet lands

bottomlands, Floodplain, Hardwood forests, Riverbanks

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-93-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

240.00 cm3,050.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

300.00 cm2,130.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow green

Red, Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

White

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Orange, Dark Green

Green, Gray

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Orange, Orange Red

Yellow

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Toothed curved and flat petiole

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Early Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought, Soil Compaction, Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From Rhizomes, Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires standing water

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply, Water more in summer

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Ample Water

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Ample Water

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove dead branches, Remove hanging branches

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Aphids, Borers, Caterpillars, Insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Soil Compaction, Wet Site

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Irritate the mucus membrane, Rash, Skin irritation

Hay fever, Headache, Runny nose, sneezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Forms dense stands, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Wildlife, Windbreak

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Anodyne, Anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory, Febrifuge

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Sap

Inner Bark, Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used to make a black varnish for use in woodworking

Biomass for fuel, Used as firewood, Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

TOXICODENDRON vernix

POPULUS deltoides

7.2 Common Name

Poison Dogwood, Poison Elderberry, Poison Sumac, Swamp Sumac

Eastern Cottonwood

7.2.1 In Hindi

toxicodendron vernix

Eastern Cottonwood

7.2.2 In German

toxicodendron vernix

Eastern Cottonwood

7.2.3 In French

TOXICODENDRON vernix

Cottonwood Orient

7.2.4 In Spanish

vérnix TOXICODENDRON

Cottonwood del Este

7.2.5 In Greek

Toxicodendron vernix

Ανατολική Cottonwood

7.2.6 In Portuguese

TOXICODENDRON vernix

Cottonwood Oriental

7.2.7 In Polish

toxicodendron vernix

Eastern Cottonwood

7.2.8 In Latin

Natrum vernix

Orientalium Poplar

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Anthophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Salicales

8.5 Family

Anacardiaceae

Salicaceae

8.6 Genus

Toxicodendron

Populus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Salicoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA3

1 27800

Properties of Poison Sumac and Eastern Cottonwood

Wondering what are the properties of Poison Sumac and Eastern Cottonwood? We provide you with everything About Poison Sumac and Eastern Cottonwood. Poison Sumac doesn't have thorns and Eastern Cottonwood doesn't have thorns. Also Poison Sumac does not have fragrant flowers. Poison Sumac has allergic reactions like Irritate the mucus membrane, Rash and Skin irritation and Eastern Cottonwood has allergic reactions like Irritate the mucus membrane, Rash and Skin irritation. 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 Poison Sumac and Eastern Cottonwood and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Poison Sumac and Eastern Cottonwood

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

Poison Sumac and Eastern Cottonwood Physical Information

Poison Sumac and Eastern Cottonwood physical information is very important for comparison. Poison Sumac height is 240.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Eastern Cottonwood height is 3,050.00 cm and width 2,130.00 cm. The color specification of Poison Sumac and Eastern Cottonwood are as follows:

Poison Sumac flower color: Yellow green
Poison Sumac leaf color: Green, Orange and Dark Green
Eastern Cottonwood flower color: Red and Green
Eastern Cottonwood leaf color: Green and Gray

Care of Poison Sumac and Eastern Cottonwood

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