| Common Name | Latin Name | Plant Family |
|---|---|---|
|
Hercules Club |
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis |
Rutaceae |
Wood – light, soft, weak and close-grained[82, 229]. It weighs 31lb per cubic foot[227]. Too small for commercial use[229].
Cultivation & Habitat
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 scarification 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].
Prefers a good deep well-drained moisture retentive soil in full sun or semi-shade[1, 11, 200].
Plants are hardy to at least -15¡c[200].
The leaves are often persistent until the following spring when the new leaves are produced[82].
Dioecious. Male and female plants must be grown if seed is required.
Flowers are formed on the old wood[206].
South-eastern N. America – Virginia to Florida, west to Texas and Arkansas.
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