Toothache Tree

Toothache Tree (Zanthoxylum) - A large family of trees and shrubs, in the main too tender for this country, the few hardy kinds coming mostly from China and Japan, with one of minor interest from N. America. In appearance they are unlike other shrubs, often with handsome leaves cut into leaflets, and small white or greenish flowers followed in some kinds by ornamental fruits. The best in this way is Z. piperitum, or Japan Pepper, in which the glossy black berries are so abundant as to be exceedingly attractive. Z. planispinum is an interesting shrub of dense growth, with glossy evergreen leaves and branches covered with stout compressed spines. Z. Bungeanum also bears evergreen leaves of a cheerful green, and more finely divided than in planispinum. The finest kind, Z. ailanthoides, a tree of 60 feet, is said to be one of the most beautiful trees of Japan. Increase by seeds, suckers, or root-cuttings.

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