Aralia spinosa
Devil's walking stick · also Angelica-tree, Hercules' club, Prickly ash
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Aralia spinosa, also known as devil's walking stick, is a deciduous, suckering tree notable for its thick, spiny stems and large, lacy compound leaves. It produces fragrant white flowers in summer, followed by fruit that is relished by birds. It is sometimes cultivated for its exotic appearance.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 200.01%—2.0 in
- 50.00%—3.1 in
- 40.00%—4.5 in
- 30.00%——
- 20.00%—3.2 in
- 20.00%—7.3 in
- 10.00%——
- 10.01%——
- 10.00%—2.5 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Spreading
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 25–35 ft
- Canopy spread
- 15 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Jun, Jul, Aug
Trunk diameters across every city: median 2.0 in, mean 3.1 in, 90th percentile 4.2 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- East Central Texas forests
- Mississippi lowland forests
- New England-Acadian forests
Other Aralia in the catalogue
2 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
