Zanthoxylum americanum
Habit | tree
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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 |
USDA Zones: | 4 to 10 |
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Read about Zanthoxylum americanum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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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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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
- Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381
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