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Aralia spinosa /Devil's Walkingstick
Colony (many canes) planting in an urban landscape
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Scientific Name:
Aralia spinosa
Common Name:
Devil's Walkingstick
Plant Type:
Deciduous
Leaf Type:
Broadleaf
Hardiness Zone:
6, 7, 8, 9
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Height:
15-20 feet
Spread:
5 - 10 feet
Bloom time:
Summer
Flower color:
White
Fruit present:
Fall
Fruit color:
Purple
Light Exposure:
Sun, Part Sun
Drainage:
Well drained, Moist
Rate of Growth:
Fast
Water Requirement:
Medium
Maintenance Level:
Low
Susceptible to insects
and diseases:
No
Comments:
Thrives is woodland soils with high organic matter. Fruit eaten by birds. Plants spread by stolons and a single plant can become a small thicket in a few years. Lot of interesting features -- huge compound leaves, flowers in summer, attractive black fruit in fall, and tall slender bare trunks covered with thorns in winter. Excellent for woodland gardens and other naturalistic sites. A native that is quite widespread across the South.