I don't know why someone brought this plant back from Japan to the Philadelphia area when the American species does grow there too and is...Read More a little prettier because the latter's flower clusters are upright and terminal while the Japanese flower clusters are more lateral and don't show as well. I found this plant growing around in some spots of the Philadelphia area.
This aggressive plant from east Asia has escaped to wild areas from Philadelphia to New York and Long Island. The Pennsylvania DNR, the N...Read Moreational Park Service, and the US Forest Service have all been concerned about it invading natural areas. Birds eat the fruit and distribute the seeds widely in the landscape.
It is frequently (and understandably) confused with the closely related but less aggressive native Hercules' walking club, Aralia spinosa. If you want to distinguish them, check out http://www.nybg.org/files/scientists/rnaczi/Mistaken_Identit... There may be hybrid forms.
We have this tree in parks in England too.
It doesn't spread that badly at all but yes is is not child friendly!
One intere...Read Moresting fact about the tree is how good it tastes!
My father in law is Japanese and he picks at this time of year (late spring early summer, while it is new in flower) and cooks them in tempura. They taste delicious, a little like mild asparagus and he assures me they are very good for you.
This tree is considered an INVASIVE WEED and Pennsylvania has banned this plant. It spreads rapidly by runners and seeds. While it is p...Read Moreretty there doesn't seem to be a natural predator for this plant.
This information was obtained as a 'Weed of the Week' on the internet. I hope this tree doesn't become as big a problem as the Japanese honeysuckle has become in our area of Ohio.
See BIRDS & BLOOMS (magazine)October/November 2007 - page 15.
Growing in Sedro Woolley WA which is about 50 miles north of Seattle...Read More. Fall and Spring photos which aren't submitted by grower- but it looks beautiful.
I don't think of this tree as a weed. If you don't like it use some round up. It does sucker but not uncontrollably. I grew mine from ...Read Moreseed. I think it has sort of a graceful tropical effect that you don't get much of in Minnesota.
My two plants are about 3 years old and 4-5 ft tall.
The previous owner of my house let Aralia Elata sucker into a thicket about 10 feet by 40 feet along one side of the back yard. The larg...Read Moreest stems are about 4" around and 18-20' tall. When I cut them, they grew back. I had fresh leaf growth into mid-october. I've finally resorted to cutting the stems, and using a truck to pull the stumps out whole.
This tree is a vile weed, with thorns sharp enough and long enough to peirce leather work gloves, and a foul smell, similar to "tree-of-heaven." Once the giant bi-compound leaves fall, the stems look like midevil tourture devices.
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This plant can either be a shrub or a tree. It is deciduous and often has suckers at the base of the tree. It isn't especially picky ab...Read Moreout soil conditions and grows rather quickly.
I don't know why someone brought this plant back from Japan to the Philadelphia area when the American species does grow there too and is...Read More
This aggressive plant from east Asia has escaped to wild areas from Philadelphia to New York and Long Island. The Pennsylvania DNR, the N...Read More
We have this tree in parks in England too.
It doesn't spread that badly at all but yes is is not child friendly!
One intere...Read More
This tree is considered an INVASIVE WEED and Pennsylvania has banned this plant. It spreads rapidly by runners and seeds. While it is p...Read More
See BIRDS & BLOOMS (magazine)October/November 2007 - page 15.
Growing in Sedro Woolley WA which is about 50 miles north of Seattle...Read More
I don't think of this tree as a weed. If you don't like it use some round up. It does sucker but not uncontrollably. I grew mine from ...Read More
The previous owner of my house let Aralia Elata sucker into a thicket about 10 feet by 40 feet along one side of the back yard. The larg...Read More
This plant can either be a shrub or a tree. It is deciduous and often has suckers at the base of the tree. It isn't especially picky ab...Read More