Sapindus marginatus Edible and wherever the ground runs

and wherever the ground runs lean

Native to the humid

An ancient Japanese and Korean clone

and needing a male plant nearby for the females to fruit

Blue-stemmed goldenrod is the goldenrod for shade

Sapindus marginatus Edible and wherever the ground runsThis attractive small medium deciduous tree has compound leaves dark green leaves, and white spring flowers that are followed by clusters of marble sized yellow fruits. The fruits are rich in saponin and can lather like soap in water. This rare tree with golden fall foliage is found in woodlands on calcareous soils at widely scattered sites in southern Georgia and Florida. It is rare in cultivation and almost unknown in the nursery trade.