PLANTS OF FALSE PEPPER TREE - SCHINUS MOLLE
Beautiful Mediterranean tree. Specimen or alignment tree. The frutit is considered a substitute to pepper. Medicinal properties. Fast growing.
The grains replacing pepper are used as dye and to elaborate alcoholic drinks. If you rub them on your skin it becomes a good insect repellent. The herbal tea made with its leaves is a good remedy against headaches and any other head pains. The bark and resin have healing, tonic and anti-spasmodic properties. From its leaves and bark essential oils are extracted for cosmetic purposes.
Small, evergreen, spreading tree with pendulous branches similar to the Weeping Willow. Reaching 6-8m. Composed and lanceolate leaves. Litttle yellow flowers. Pink berries with pepper-like taste and similar aspect.
It grows on siliceous, light, neutral and dry soils.
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| Climate Zone | Temperate maritime |
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| Foliage | Evergreen |
| Fruit color | Pink |
| Hardiness | Drought resistant, Non hardy |
| Plant use | Essential Oil, Hedge, Herbs garden, Low maintenance garden, Medicinal, Pest-repelling Plants, Shade tree, Spices, Street Tree, Urban garden, Wild garden |
| Soil - Moisture | Dry |
| Soil - Ph | Neutral |
| Soil - Type | Light, Silty |
| Sunlight - Exposure | Sun |
| Watering | Moderate, Regular |
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