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Toxicodendron sylvestre
Wood lacquer tree is a deciduous tree from East Asian forests, reaching about 10 m, grown mainly for its lacquer sap and as an ornamental. It is a member of the poison ivy and sumac group and its sap causes skin reactions, so handle it with care.
Toxicodendron sylvestre, the mountain lacquer tree or wood lacquer tree, is a species of flowering plant in the sumac family Anacardiaceae. It is native to southern China, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, and the Ryukyu Islands. A deciduous tree reaching 10 m (33 ft), it is typically found in forests at elevations from 100 to 800 m (300 to 2,600 ft), occasionally higher.
Toxicodendron calcicola · Toxicodendron delavayi · Pacific poison oak · Asian Lacquer Tree · Atlantic poison oak · Poison ivy · Western poison ivy · Western Poison Ivy · Wax tree · Chinese Lacquer · Poison sumac · Poison oak
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Toxicodendron sylvestre by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
