Reference specimenAccession  SKU-01053

Sapium japonicum

Japanese Tallow Tree

At a glance
Hardiness
USDA Zones 8–9
Mature size
Height 12–15 Feet · Spread 10–12 Feet
Sapium japonicum
Sapium japonicum, Japanese Tallow Tree at Woodlanders
A plant Woodlanders once offered on our catalogue

This variety is no actively in production in our propagation house and may not return to our catalogue. We maintain this page purely for reference and archival purposes. If you would like to grow this plant, tell us. Your interest helps guide what we bring back.

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Sapium japonicum is a medium size deciduous shrub or small tree. The oval leaves suggestive of a Magnolia are unlike the widely naturalized (and invasive!) Chinese Tallowtree (Sapium sebiferum) which was introduced by Thomas Jefferson. The Japanese tallowtree is little-known in the U.S. but is an attractive ornamental notable for attractive foliage and good orange-red fall color. It should be planted in well-drained but moist soil in a sunny location. Native to eastern Asia.