×

Poison Sumac
Poison Sumac

Flowering Crabapple
Flowering Crabapple



ADD
Compare
X
Poison Sumac
X
Flowering Crabapple

Compare Poison Sumac and Flowering Crabapple

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual and Perennial

Type

Tree
Tree

Origin

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

Types

-
Malus

Number of Varieties

2535
0 40000
👆🏻

Habitat

Wet lands
gardens, Tropical areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-94-7
0 99
👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

9-1
8-1

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Upright/Erect
Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

240.00 cm670.00 cm
0 3900
👆🏻

Minimum Width

300.00 cm6,350.00 cm
0 6350
👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green
-

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Yellow, Ivory
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Orange, Dark Green
-

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
-

Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Orange, Orange Red
-

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate
Ovate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Wet Site
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

From Rhizomes, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

-
Requires plenty of water during the growing season, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Midseason Pruning, Pinching, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Occasional light liquid fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

-
Aphids, Mealybugs

Plant Tolerance

Drought
-

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant
Showy

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
-

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
-

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
-

Allergy

Irritate the mucus membrane, Rash, Skin irritation
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Ornamental use, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

Sap
Flowers

Other Uses

Used to make a black varnish for use in woodworking
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

-
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

TOXICODENDRON vernix
MALUS 'Baskatong'

Common Name

Poison Dogwood, Poison Elderberry, Poison Sumac, Swamp Sumac
Baskatong Crabapple, Crabapple, Flowering Crabapple

In Hindi

toxicodendron vernix
crabapple

In German

toxicodendron vernix
Flowering Crabapple

In French

TOXICODENDRON vernix
Floraison Crabapple

In Spanish

vérnix TOXICODENDRON
floración Crabapple

In Greek

Toxicodendron vernix
Άνθιση Crabapple

In Portuguese

TOXICODENDRON vernix
Crabapple

In Polish

toxicodendron vernix
Kwitnienie Crabappleb

In Latin

Natrum vernix
crabapple

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales
Rosales

Family

Anacardiaceae
Rosaceae

Genus

Toxicodendron
Malus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
Maleae

Subfamily

-
Amygdaloideae

Number of Species

3555
1 27800
👆🏻

Difference Between Poison Sumac and Flowering Crabapple

If you are confused whether Poison Sumac or Flowering Crabapple are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Poison Sumac and Flowering Crabapple Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Poison Sumac are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Flowering Crabapple fertilizers required are Occasional light liquid fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Poison Sumac and Flowering Crabapple if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

<Flowering Plants

Importance of Poison Sumac and Flowering Crabapple

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Poison Sumac and Flowering Crabapple. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Poison Sumac and Flowering Crabapple 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 Poison Sumac is whereas of Flowering Crabapple is . Poison Sumac has beauty benefits as follows: while Flowering Crabapple has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Poison Sumac vs Flowering Crabapple

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 Poison Sumac vs Flowering Crabapple 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 Poison Sumac are Irritate the mucus membrane, Rash and Skin irritation whereas of Flowering Crabapple have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Poison Sumac has showy fruits and Flowering Crabapple has showy fruits. Also Poison Sumac is not flowering and Flowering Crabapple is not flowering . You can compare Poison Sumac and Flowering Crabapple facts and facts of other plants too.