Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
Hercules-club
Rutaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
tree
Size:
10 to 25 (50) ft tall by 10-25 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white
Fruit Color:
yellow
Phenology:
Deciduous. Blooms in spring. Fruit ripens in fall.
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Thorns, Interesting Foliage, Interesting Bark
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Specimen tree.
Considerations:
Quite thorny.
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Somewhat long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray.
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Clay, Loam
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B
Ecology
Wildlife:
Caterpillars, Birds, Mammals
Larval host for giant swallowtail ( Papilio cresphontes ).
Birds and other wildlife eat the fruit.
Native Habitats:
Hammocks, wet woods, dunes, shell middens.
