Schinus Molle / California Pepper Tree
Genus - Schinus
Species - Molle
Common name - California Pepper Tree
Other names - Brazilian Pepper
Pre-Treatment - Not-required
Hardiness zones - 8 - 11
Height - 30'-60' / 9 - 18 m
Spread - 15'-35' / 4.60 - 11 m
Plant type - Tree
Vegetation type - Evergreen
Exposure - Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth rate - Fast
Soil PH - Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil type - Loam, Sand, Well Drained
Water requirements - Xeric/Desert, Drought Tolerant
Landscape uses - Edible, Feature Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Leaf / Flower color - Green / Light yellow
Plant growth rate - Fast
Producing pendent, stringed clusters of rosy-pink berries that can be eaten like peppercorns, the peppertree also has fine-textured leaves. An evergreen tree with a weeping and spreading canopy, it is native to the drier highlands of interior South America, in Peru and Bolivia. The young bark is smooth and gray, but with age becomes a papery to corky beige.
