Hercules' club - Zanthoxylum clava-herculis

USDA Plant Code: ZACL
Light Requirement: full sun
Soil Moisture: dry
Height: 10-30 feet
Leaves: deciduous
Protected Plant: no
Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes
Growth Habits: tree,shrub,
Hardiness Zone: both
Salt Tolerance : no
Drought Tolerance: yes
Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes
Riparian Buffers: no
All Pollinators: yes
Native Bees and other Pollinators: no
Butterflies and Moths: yes
Hummingbird: no
Rain Garden: no
Bloom Color: yellow/green
Bloom Period: spring
Fragrant: no
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Feature(s); Hercules club stem showing thorn development
Robert L. Anderson, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Dan Clark, USDI National Park Service, Bugwood.org
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Feature(s);
Dan Clark, USDI National Park Service, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Dan Clark, USDI National Park Service, Bugwood.org
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Stem(s);
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Larry Trekell, , Bugwood.org
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