Zanthoxylum americanum Prickly ash (Rutaceae) Deciduous shrub

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Zanthoxylum americanum
Prickly ash
Deciduous shrub
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The Zanthoxylum americanum plant species is found in Eastern N. America - Quebec to Florida, west to Minnesota and Oklahoma. It is a member of the Rutaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Prickly ash. Some home gardeners know the variety as Z. fraxineum.

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Latin Name:  Zanthoxylum americanum
Common Name:  Prickly ash
Family:  Rutaceae
Author:  Mill.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  4   Mature Width:  4

Habitat:  Found on upland rocky hillsides and on moist low-lying sites, in open woods, on bluffs or in thickets[229].

Cultivation Notes: Prefers a good deep well-drained moisture retentive soil in full sun or semi-shade[1, 11, 200]. A relatively fast-growing plant in the wild, it often forms thickets by means of root suckers[229]. All parts of the plant are fragrant. The bruised foliage has a delicious resinous orange-like perfume[245]. Dioecious. Male and female plants must be grown if seed is required. Flowers are formed on the old wood[206].

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