Toxidendron vermix
Causes skin rashes in most individuals-red to yellow fall color-white fruit clusters in leaf axils-pinnately compound leaves with 7 to 11 leaflets. Always found growing in wetlands or swamps.
Common Name | poison sumac |
Landscape Zone | LZ4 |
Firewise Rating | AT RISK Firewise (3) |
Urban Use | High |
Invasive | Yes |
Native | Yes |
Utility Use | Yes |
Ladder Potential without Pruning | Yes |
Cold Hardiness Zone | 5 |
Heat Tolerance Zone | 7 |
Sun Exposure | Adaptable |
Soil pH | Adaptable |
Tolerance to Poorly Drained Soils | High |
Salt Tolerance | Yes |
Drought Resistance | High |
Pest Resistance | High |
Growth Rate | Fast |
Plant Form | Upright |
Plant Height Mature Size in feet | 15 |
Plant Height Mature Size in meters | 4.5 |
Trunk Size | Multi-stem < 6 |
Bark | Smooth |
Leaf Arrangement | Alternate |
Leaf Persistance | Deciduous |
Leaf Color | Green None |
Leaf Type | Compound |
Leaf Surface | Glabrous |
Leaf Characteristics | Papery-thin |