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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Tree
Tree

Origin

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

Types

-
-

Number of Varieties

825
0 40000
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Habitat

Woodland Garden Canopy
Wet lands

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-94-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-1
9-1

Sunset Zone

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Spreading
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,520.00 cm240.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

1,370.00 cm300.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Yellow green
Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Light Yellow, Ivory

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green
Green, Orange, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Orange, Pink
Red, Orange, Orange Red

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Irregular
Pinnate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Slow
Medium

Type of Soil

-
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

-
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

-
Average

Bloom Time

Spring
Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Wet Site

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
From Rhizomes, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
-

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

-
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

-
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

-
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
-

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant
Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

-
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Medium

Foliage Sheen

-
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
Birds

Allergy

Pollen
Irritate the mucus membrane, Rash, Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Borders
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes, Wildlife, Windbreak
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Haemorrhages, Poultice, Sore Eyes, Sore throat
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Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Wood
Sap

Other Uses

Adhesive, Basketary, Buttons, Repellent, Tannin, Used as fuel, Used for woodware
Used to make a black varnish for use in woodworking

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
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Scientific Name

Botanical Name

QUERCUS douglasii
TOXICODENDRON vernix

Common Name

Blue Oak
Poison Dogwood, Poison Elderberry, Poison Sumac, Swamp Sumac

In Hindi

Blue Oak Tree
toxicodendron vernix

In German

Blaue Eiche
toxicodendron vernix

In French

Bleu Oak Tree
TOXICODENDRON vernix

In Spanish

Azul del árbol de roble
vérnix TOXICODENDRON

In Greek

Μπλε Oak Tree
Toxicodendron vernix

In Portuguese

Carvalho azul
TOXICODENDRON vernix

In Polish

Niebieski Oak Tree
toxicodendron vernix

In Latin

Blue quercum ligno
Natrum vernix

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Fagales
Sapindales

Family

Fagaceae
Anacardiaceae

Genus

Quercus
Toxicodendron

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

2035
1 27800
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Difference Between Blue Oak and Poison Sumac

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Importance of Blue Oak and Poison Sumac

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Blue Oak and Poison Sumac. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Blue Oak and Poison Sumac as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Blue Oak is Astringent, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Haemorrhages, Poultice, Sore Eyes and Sore throat whereas of Poison Sumac is . Blue Oak has beauty benefits as follows: while Poison Sumac has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Blue Oak vs Poison Sumac

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Blue Oak vs Poison Sumac and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Blue Oak are Pollen whereas of Poison Sumac have Irritate the mucus membrane, Rash and Skin irritation respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Blue Oak has showy fruits and Poison Sumac has showy fruits. Also Blue Oak is not flowering and Poison Sumac is not flowering . You can compare Blue Oak and Poison Sumac facts and facts of other plants too.