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Zanthoxylum Piperitum
Common Name: Japanese Pepper Tree, Japanese Prickly Ash
Japanese Prickly Ash becomes a dense shrub or small tree with glossy, dark green foliage. Each compound leaf is divided into many smaller leaflets, giving the plant a lighter texture than its sturdy branches suggest.
Paired thorns occur along the stems. Small yellow-green flower clusters are followed by reddish fruits containing dark seeds. Position the plant where its branching and fruit can be enjoyed without the thorny stems obstructing a walkway.
Choose a sunny site and allow room for the broad mature framework. It is best treated as a substantial landscape specimen rather than a small border filler.
Size
• Height: 8–15 ft
• Width: 8–15 ft
Hardiness
• Cold-hardiness reference: USDA Zone 5
Best Uses
• Specimen
• Border
| Plant Type: | Deciduous Tree, Deciduous Shrub |
| Width: | 8-15 ft |
| Height: | 8-15 ft |
| Fragrant: | No |
| Fruit: | Yes |
| Fruit Color | Red |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Zone: | 5–9 |
| Deer Resistant: | No |
| Salt Tolerant: | No |
| Drought Tolerant: | No |
| Exposure: | Full Sun |
| Bark Type: | Rough |
| Landscape/Use: | Specimen, Border |
| Shape: | Compact, Dense |
| Flower Color: | Yellow Green |
| Leaf Color: | Dark Green |
| Fall Color: | Yellow |