Devil's Walking Stick

Did you know

• The trunk and branches are armed with stout, sharp spines that make pruning a memorable task.
• Above the spiny stems, enormous compound leaves can be 1.5 m long — the largest of any temperate North American plant.
• Towering panicles of tiny white flowers explode in late summer, drawing every native bee in the neighborhood.
• The black drupes that follow turn the rachis bright purple and persist after the birds strip the fruit.
• Cherokee called it 'pricklyash' and used the bark in poultices for toothaches and joint pain.

Color meanings

Uses

• wildlife gardens
• pollinator habitat
• naturalized woodland edges