Chinese tallow honey
Triadica sebifera (syn. Sapium sebiferum)
Honey from the small flowers of the Chinese tallow tree, an introduced species in the American South. It is traded as a light amber honey.
- Origin
- USA – Gulf Coast (Louisiana, Texas)
- Colour
- 68 mm · light amber
- Plant
- Triadica sebifera (syn. Sapium sebiferum) · Chinese tallow →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
The tree is invasive and conservationists try to control it, yet for many Louisiana beekeepers it is the main nectar flow.
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