Zanthoxylum americanum

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Plant Characteristics
Habit   tree

Height: 25 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 25.
Width: 15 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 15.
Lifespan: perennial
Origin: Eastern N America
Bloom: early spring, mid spring, late spring
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USDA Zones: 4 to 10
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Read about Zanthoxylum americanum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Zanthoxylum americanum, Mill. (Z. fraxineum, Willd. Z. ramiflorum, Michx.). Prickly Ash. Fig. 4033. Shrub or small tree, attaining 25 ft., with prickly branches: lfts. 5-11, opposite, almost sessile, ovate, entire or crenulate, dark green above, lighter and pubescent beneath, 1 1/2 - 2 in. long: fls. small, greenish, in axillary sessile clusters, appearing shortly before the lvs.: seeds black. Que. to Neb. and Va. B.B. (ed. 2) 2:444.


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spiny stems. pinnate leaves. aromatic bark. attractive habit. handsome foliage. aromatic foliage. Deciduous. Very small yellow-green flowers. flowers in clusters. flowers in spring. leaves come after flowers. Fruit are black berries.

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