Zanthoxylum armatum

Plant Characteristics

Habit		shrub
Height:	⇕	12 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12.
Width:	⇔	8 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8.
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈	Japan, Korea, China

Cultivation

USDA Zones:		7 to 10

Scientific Names

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ExpandRead 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.—Only the variety seems to be cult. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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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

• 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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