General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 40 feet
Plant Spread: 40 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: Sometimes used as "Pink Peppercorns"
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Xeriscapic
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Shade Tree
Culinary Herb
Medicinal Herb
Edible Parts: Fruit
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Containers: Not suitable for containers

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Common names
  • California Pepper Tree
  • Mastic Tree
  • Peppercorn Tree
  • Peruvian Mastic Tree
  • California Peppertree

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Location: Tarragona (Spain)
Date: 2023-09-10
Location: Dique San Roque, Córdoba, Argentina
Date: 2015
Location: Tarragona (Spain)
Date: 2023-09-10
Location: Tarragona (Spain)
Date: 2023-09-10
Location: Córdoba, Argentina
Date: 2015
Location: Lebanon.
Date: 2022-11-23
Location: Tarragona (Spain)
Date: 2023-09-10
Location: Tarragona (Spain)
Date: 2023-09-10
Location: Tarragona (Spain)
Date: 2023-09-10
Location: Tarragona (Spain)
Date: 2023-09-10
Location: Lebanon.
Date: 2022-11-23
Location: Lebanon.
Date: 2022-11-23
Location: Seville, Spain | April, 2023
Date: 2023-04-07
Location: Egypt
Location: Barcelona, Spain | April, 2023 
Date: 2023-04-04

credit: Liz Upton
Location: Barcelona, Spain | April, 2023 
Date: 2023-04-02
Location: Barcelona, Spain | April, 2023 
Date: 2023-04-02
Location: Barcelona, Spain | April, 2023 
Date: 2023-04-02

Date: 2005-12-23
Location: Egypt
Location: Hidden Hills CA zone 10b
Date: 2013-06-08
Sometimes used as \"Pink Peppercorn\"
Location: Hidden Hills CA zone 10b
Date: 2013-06-08
The leaf to the right is a Brazilian Pepper Tree leaf for compari
Location: Hidden Hills CA zone 10b
Date: 2013-06-08
Location: San Juan Bautista, California
credit: Calbookaddict

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