Plant Description
Deciduous large shrub to medium tree to 20 to 30 feet in height; leaves alternate, 2-3 times pinnately compound; twigs stout, with sharp prickles; flowersJuly-August, cream colored, in a loose cluster at the end of the branches; fruits maturing early fall, purplish black, fleshy.

Aralia spinosa, Devil's-walkingstick

All Pictures Copyright @1997Alice B. Russell.

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