Comments on: Zanthoxylum simulans http://blogs.scottarboretum.org/gardenseeds/2010/02/zanthoxylum-simulans/ The blog of the Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:27:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: shoshonnaray http://blogs.scottarboretum.org/gardenseeds/2010/02/zanthoxylum-simulans/comment-page-1/#comment-28924 shoshonnaray Sat, 19 Jun 2010 12:27:55 +0000 http://blogs.scottarboretum.org/gardenseeds/?p=1916#comment-28924 In the south we call it Tickle Tongue In the south we call it Tickle Tongue

]]> By: Drew Peogn http://blogs.scottarboretum.org/gardenseeds/2010/02/zanthoxylum-simulans/comment-page-1/#comment-25890 Drew Peogn Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:48:17 +0000 http://blogs.scottarboretum.org/gardenseeds/?p=1916#comment-25890 Since the first time I saw our native tree Zanthoxylum americanum, the Toothache Tree, and learned its name, it's been very memorable. Z. simulans might have more impressive thorns, but the Toothache Tree has that uncomfortable association dentists might not appreciate between its name and what you imagine the kind of pain those thorns could inflict. Actually, Native Americans chewed the bark and berries to relieve toothache pain, but the tree's naked branches definitely have a certain sadomasochistic appeal! Since the first time I saw our native tree Zanthoxylum americanum, the Toothache Tree, and learned its name, it’s been very memorable.

Z. simulans might have more impressive thorns, but the Toothache Tree has that uncomfortable association dentists might not appreciate between its name and what you imagine the kind of pain those thorns could inflict. Actually, Native Americans chewed the bark and berries to relieve toothache pain, but the tree’s naked branches definitely have a certain sadomasochistic appeal!

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