Vegetable Tallow

This is 'Nankin-Haze' or vegetable tallow. The botanical name is Triadica sebifera Sapium sebiferum.







The Japanese word 'Haze' means a different plant, which had been used to get wax. This tree was (is?) used instead of the normal 'Haze'. The 'Nankin' is a name of a city locating in the southern part of China.

From now the color of the leaves will change to yellow or red. We can see this in many parks in Japan.


The Japanese version of this article is here!

Japanese character(s) (kanji)
* Nankin-Haze : 南京黄櫨