Zanthoxylum ailanthoides- Asian Prickly-Ash Tree

[Eric in Orlando]

Anyone familiar with or growing Zanthoxylum ailanthoides, Asian Prickly-Ash Tree? It is in Rutaceae and a relative of Z. clava-herculis (Hercules Club or Prickly-Ash) and Z. fagara (Wild Lime), both native in Florida. They are also distant relatives to citrus. Zanthoxylum ailanthoides is native from SE China to southern Japan, Taiwan and to the Philippines.

[SFloridacollector]

Anyone familiar with or growing Zanthoxylum ailanthoides, Asian Prickly-Ash Tree? It is in Rutaceae and a relative of Z. clava-herculis (Hercules Club or Prickly-Ash) and Z. fagara (Wild Lime), both native in Florida. They are also distant relatives to citrus. Zanthoxylum ailanthoides is native from SE China to southern Japan, Taiwan and to the Philippines.

Fairchild's wildlife biologist have worked with the South Florida native species. It was a few years ago that I volunteered to do a population count in a dune community, but have no idea about GPS data or how they handled data. Also, they had a few at the member's plant sale recently, but I didn't buy one.

I grew Hercules Club in north Alabama. It was deciduous, but easy to transplant and grow.

I'll have to check up on the Asian varieties.

If you like those have you seen the Florida native pawpaw? It is endemic to Jonathan Dickenson State Park.