Zanthoxylum armatum

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Read about Zanthoxylum armatum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Zanthoxylum alatum, Roxbg. Shrub or small tree, glabrous, with stout spreading prickles in pairs: lvs. 3-8 in. long, with conspicuously winged sometimes prickly rachis; lfts. 5-11, elliptic-ovate to ovate-lanceolate, rarely obovate-oblong, acuminate, finely serrulate or nearly entire, 1 1/2 - 5 in. long, the terminal one the largest: fls. in short lateral panicles, 1 – 2 1/2 in. long, from the axils of last year's branches: fr. red, warty. Himalayas. Var. planispinum, Rehd. & Wilson (Z. planispinum, Sieb. &Zucc.). Lfts.3-5, otherwise like the type. June; fr. in Sept. China, Korea, Japan. S.I.F. 2:34. R.H. 1913, p. 17. G. 35:213.—Only the variety seems to be cult.


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Plant Characteristics
Lifespan: perennial
Origin: Japan, Korea, China
Cultivation
Scientific Names

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spiny. pinnate leaves. aromatic bark. attractive habit. handsome foliage. aromatic foliage. deciduous. shrub. spreading prickles. pinnate leaves. stem-clasping leaflets. leaflets to 4 in (10 cm) long. Pale yellow flowers. flowers in small clusters. blooms in spring. red berries are tiny and warty.

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References

  • Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381

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