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Soapberry

Sapindus drummondii (sa-PIN-dus drum-MON-dee-eye)

Family: Sapindaceae Unknown

Deciduous tree leaves opposite and pinnately divided with 8-18 leaflets. small flowers, 4-5 parted, yellow-white, fruit a fleshy drupe, yellow becoming black. maple family (Sapindaceae)

Source: NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ↗ NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, 18 attributes.

Companions & Conflicts

Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.

No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.

Full plant profile

Growing Conditions
Plant type
Poisonous
Form & Appearance
Hairs present
No
Flower color
White
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Origin
Colorado and New Mexico
Landscape Use
Design feature
Specimen; Street Tree
Problems & Resistance
Poison severity
Medium
Poison parts
Fruits
Poison symptoms
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
Toxic principle
Saponic glycoside
Contact dermatitis
No
Toxicity summary
Medium severity poison; parts: Fruits

Planted at Hunnicutt

Nobody’s planted this one yet.