HERCULES’ CLUB

Zanthoxylum clava-herculis

10 to 20 feet

Medium rate of growth

Full sun to partial shade

Excellent salt and drought tolerance

Zones 7 to 11

Thorny, deciduous small tree with shiny compound leaves.

Clusters of white flowers are followed by small, round, shiny, black seeds. 

Excellent bird attractor.

Larval host plant for the Giant Swallowtail.