Prickly Ash

Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
Family: Rutaceae
Shrub to small tree. Native to the southern U.S., especially Texas. Both the bark and
the seed have long been employed as stimulants to the circulation, intense sialagogues
and as a treatment for rheumatism. Cultivation: Extra care. Multi-cycle germinator.
Scarify. Sow in the fall, winter or early spring. Expect germination as the ground
warms. Prick seedlings into gallon pots and grow out for a year before transplanting.
Grows to 45 feet.

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