| Description | Devil's Walking Stick (Aralia spinosa) is a fast-spreading large, upright, suckering, deciduous shrub. It develops lots of nasty prickles. |
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| Pronunciation | (ah-RAY-lee-ah)(spih-NO-sah) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4(5)-9 |
| Sunlight | full to part sun |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | prefers moist well drained but tolerates average |
| Temperature | Freezes may kill the stems back to the ground |
| Flowers | Large clusters of small white flowers are found at the ends of branches. They are borne on large composite panicles |
| Fruit | Showy masses of 1/4 in purple black drupes on burgundy stems, the fruit reminds me of Elderberry fruit. |
| Leaves | Bi to tripinnately compound, alternate, leaflets ovate, long rachis with scattered prickles, no consistent fall foliage color |
| Stems | stout and glabrous, with prickles |
| Dimensions | 10-20 feet, develops new shoots from the base and forms a thicket |
| Propagation | stratified seeds, root cuttings, divisions |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #270-North Carolina Extention Gardener Tool Box (https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants) |
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