Poison Sumac

Japanese Boxwood

About Poison Sumac and Japanese Boxwood

Poison Sumac

Japanese Boxwood

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

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

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Not Available

Buxus microphylla `Golden Triumph` Buxus microphylla Herrenhausen' Buxus microphylla `Henry Hohman Buxus microphylla `John Baldwin` Buxus microphylla var. japonica Buxus microphylla var. japonica `Faulkner`

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA6

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Wet lands

Wild

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-95-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

240.00 cm90.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

300.00 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Orange, Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Orange, Orange Red

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Olive, Dark Green, Bronze

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

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

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From Rhizomes, Seedlings

Leaf Cutting, Stem Cutting, stem tip cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires standing water

Do not water frequently

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

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

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds

Caterpillar, Early/Late Blight, Mites, Spider Mites

5.12 Allergy

Irritate the mucus membrane, Rash, Skin irritation

Eye irritation, Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

No Medicinal Use

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Sap

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used to make a black varnish for use in woodworking

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

Container, Edging, Foundation, Hedges, Rock Garden, Wall, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

TOXICODENDRON vernix

BUXUS microphylla var japonica

7.2 Common Name

Poison Dogwood, Poison Elderberry, Poison Sumac, Swamp Sumac

Japanese box littleleaf box

7.2.1 In Hindi

toxicodendron vernix

Japanese Boxwood

7.2.2 In German

toxicodendron vernix

Japanese Boxwood

7.2.3 In French

TOXICODENDRON vernix

Boxwood japonaise

7.2.4 In Spanish

vérnix TOXICODENDRON

El boj japonés

7.2.5 In Greek

Toxicodendron vernix

Ιαπωνικά Πυξάρι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

TOXICODENDRON vernix

Boxwood japonês

7.2.7 In Polish

toxicodendron vernix

japoński Bukszpan

7.2.8 In Latin

Natrum vernix

Boxwood Italica

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Buxales

8.5 Family

Anacardiaceae

Buxaceae

8.6 Genus

Toxicodendron

Buxus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA70

1 27800

Properties of Poison Sumac and Japanese Boxwood

Wondering what are the properties of Poison Sumac and Japanese Boxwood? We provide you with everything About Poison Sumac and Japanese Boxwood. Poison Sumac doesn't have thorns and Japanese Boxwood 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 Japanese Boxwood 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 Japanese Boxwood and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare List of Trees » More

Poison Sumac and American Elm

Poison Sumac and Lacebark Elm

Poison Sumac and Cedar Elm

» More

More Compare List of Trees

Season and Care of Poison Sumac and Japanese Boxwood

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

Poison Sumac and Japanese Boxwood Physical Information

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

Poison Sumac flower color: Yellow green
Poison Sumac leaf color: Green, Orange and Dark Green
Japanese Boxwood flower color: Yellow green
Japanese Boxwood leaf color: Green

Care of Poison Sumac and Japanese Boxwood

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