Plant Selection
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Toothache Tree (Zanthoxylum americanum)
Also called Prickly AshDescription
- Ultimate height and width - May reach a height of 25 feet.
- Foliage
- Trunk/branch/trunk characteristics - Trunk and branches are armed with
thorns.
- Flower/fruit
CPTED Properties:
- Access Control - Like the Devil's Walkingstick, this small tree is
effective in providing access control along property lines or under first
floor windows. However, since there is no outstanding landscape
characteristics (i.e. this tree is no beauty), this tree probably shouldn't be
placed in a highly visible area.
- Natural Surveillance -
- Territoriality -
Requirements
- Hardiness & Urban Toughness
- Light
- Potential Urban Conflicts
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