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].

Propagation Notes: Seed - best sown in a greenhouse as soon as it is ripe in the autumn. Stored seed may requires up to 3 months cold stratification, though scaritication may also help[113]. Sow stored seed in a cold frame as early in the year as possible. Germination should take place in late spring, though it might take another 12 months. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in a cold frame for their first winter. Plant them out in early summer. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in a frame. Root cuttings, 3cm long, planted horizontally in pots in a greenhouse. Good percentage[78]. Suckers, removed in late winter and planted into their permanent positions[113].

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