Mastic-leaf prickly ash
Zanthoxylum schinifolium
Shrub4×4 mzone 6–9light shade
Profile
- Family
- Rutaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Height
- 4 m
- Spread
- 4 m
- Growth
- medium
- Lifespan
- 20 years
- First yield
- after 4 years
- Hardiness
- zone 6–9
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Soil
- Sand, Silt, Loam
- Soil moisture
- semi-dry – moist
- pH
- 5.3 – 8.6
thorny
Flowering & harvest
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Growing
Zanthoxylum schinifolium prefers a good deep, well-drained, moisture-retentive soil in full sun or partial shade. It tolerates a range of soils including light, medium, and heavy types. Propagation is by seed sown in autumn or by cuttings of semi-ripe wood in mid-summer. Pruning is recommended to maintain shape and encourage fruiting. Both male and female plants must be grown for fruit production.
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