Botanical Name: Schinus terebinthifolius
Common Name: Brazilian pepper
Type of Plant: dicot: tree
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape has irregular growth; is mostly single-trunked, with stiff wide-spreading branches forming a dense rounded canopy; older branches develop a rough, dark gray bark; if left unpruned the plant tends to become bushy
Height 20-40' (50')
Spread equal or more
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full or partial sun
Soil tolerates most, including dry alkaline soils
Hardiness hardy (zones 15-24); thrives in warm, sunny coastal locales
 
Morphology:
Leaves odd-pinnately compound, alternate, 5-10" long; has usually 7 (5-9) leaflets, elliptic-oblong, 1-3" long, shiny bright green
Flowers pinkish-white, tiny, in axillary or terminal 4-6" panicles; spring-summer (intermittent)
Fruit a drupe: small (1/16-1/8"), pinkish-red, fall-winter
 
Propagation:
seed (very weedy, invasive)
 
Usage:
a widely-used accent tree for attractive form, flowers and fruit; a medium-large scale shade tree, or lawn tree; plant has shallow, very aggressive roots (dries out the soil under tree); is very messy
 
Landscape Care:
Watering no special requirements, can tolerate both drought and heavy irrigation
Fertilizing as needed; check for chlorosis in wet clay soils
Pruning needs a frequent thinning out and reshaping
Pests/Diseases relatively free
Special Conditions/Other removal is complicated by sprouting root pieces
 
Origin: Brazil
Family: Anacardiaceae

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