With the vinegar tree, the imaginative hobby gardener cultivates a plant that on the one hand causes a sensation and on the other hand leaves enough room for care to unwind. The ornamental wood thrives as a tree or shrub whose slightly shimmering pinnate leaves change their appearance repeatedly over the course of the year, resulting in a spectacular autumn color. The Rhus Typhina is so frugal that it only needs sporadic care. Only its invasive urge to spread slightly tarnishes the sympathetic character of the plant.
 In German-speaking countries, the vinegar tree is often referred to as deer cobumach because the shoots are covered with a felt, brown vegetation at a young age, reminiscent of deer antlers from a distance.