{"product_id":"zanthoxylum-hirsutum-texas-prickly-ash","title":"Zanthoxylum hirsutum (Texas Prickly Ash)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlso known as Texas Hercules' Club, Limestone Prickly Ash, Toothache Tree, Tickle-tongue, Tingle-tongue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eTexas Prickly Ash is a shrub or a small tree with shiny, aromatic leaves, small, greenish flowers that are followed by small, round fruit that is red when ripe. \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eCrushed leaves have an odor suggestive of orange peel.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eFruit is reputedly edible, with a lemon zest taste that first tingles, then numbs in the mouth, similar to the Szechuan peppers used in Chinese cuisine. Szechuan peppers are also from a Zanthoxylum species. The leaves have a similar but less intense taste and effect.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eBark, leaves, and fruit all reportedly numb the mouth and have been used to treat mouth pain, including toothache, hence its other common name, Toothache Tree.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eTexas Prickly Ash is found in open areas and at the edges of woodlands. It is slow growing and requires very little maintenance. Branches and stems are prickly. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eTexas Prickly Ash is a larval food source for the Giant Swallowtail butterflies. It also provides an excellent source of seeds and fruit for birds. It can be used for hedgerows, screens, naturalized woodland areas or integrated into native plantings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2; color: #e86037;\"\u003eAT A GLANCE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" style=\"height: 195.849px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5849px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19.5849px;\"\u003eTexas native\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19.5849px;\"\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5849px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19.5849px;\"\u003eWater use\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19.5849px;\"\u003eLow\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5849px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19.5849px;\"\u003eSun exposure\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19.5849px;\"\u003eSun to part shade\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5849px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19.5849px;\"\u003eBloom color\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19.5849px;\"\u003eYellow, green\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5849px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19.5849px;\"\u003eBloom time\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19.5849px;\"\u003eSpring\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5849px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19.5849px;\"\u003eMature height\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19.5849px;\"\u003e6-12 ft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5849px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19.5849px;\"\u003eMature spread\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19.5849px;\"\u003e6-12 ft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5849px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19.5849px;\"\u003eAttracts\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19.5849px;\"\u003eBirds, bees, butterflies\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5849px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19.5849px;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"#tooltip\" title=\"Plant where an insect lays its eggs and caterpillars use as food source.\"\u003eHost plant\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19.5849px;\"\u003eGiant Swallowtail butterfly\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5849px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19.5849px;\"\u003eNotes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19.5849px;\"\u003eChewing bark and leaves can numb toothache.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2; color: #e86037;\"\u003eDISTRIBUTION MAPS \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/plants.sc.egov.usda.gov\/plant-profile\/ZAHI2\" title=\"Zanthoxylum hirsutum (Texas Prickly Ash)\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6d904c;\"\u003eUSDA MAP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bonap.net\/MapGallery\/County\/Zanthoxylum%20hirsutum.png\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Zanthoxylum hirsutum (Texas Prickly Ash)\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6d904c;\"\u003eBONAP MAP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/7397\/files\/sgreen_480x480.jpg?v=1629503449\"\u003e Present in state\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/7397\/files\/cgreen_480x480.jpg?v=1629503402\" alt=\"\"\u003e Present in county and native\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/7397\/files\/adventive_480x480.jpg?v=1629503388\" alt=\"\"\u003e Native to North America, but adventive \u0026amp; escaped in state\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/7397\/files\/sbrown_480x480.jpg?v=1629503440\" alt=\"\"\u003e Not present in state\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/7397\/files\/cyellow_480x480.jpg?v=1629503430\" alt=\"\"\u003e Present and rare, native in county\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/7397\/files\/corange_480x480.jpg?v=1629503409\" alt=\"\"\u003e Previously present, now extinct\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/7397\/files\/cquestionable_480x480.jpg?v=1629503418\" alt=\"\"\u003e Questionable presence (cross-hatched, regardless of color)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eco Blossom Nursery","offers":[{"title":"1 gal","offer_id":49390224244971,"sku":"ZTHHRTPA01","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/7397\/files\/2026-08-0714.02.13.jpg?v=1789071276","url":"https:\/\/ecoblossom.com\/products\/zanthoxylum-hirsutum-texas-prickly-ash","provider":"Eco Blossom Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}