Sapium japonicum Open House For the gardener who would

For the gardener who would rather keep one good camellia with a lost name than three famous ones with their papers in order

Site the shrub where a dependable

or woodland garden

and clear what the old texts call heat

Sapium japonicum Open House For the gardener who wouldSapium 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