pepper tree
Ornamental Peruvian evergreen
A pepper tree is any of several trees that produce peppercorn-like berries, most commonly the Peruvian pepper tree or California pepper tree, an ornamental with feathery foliage and clusters of small red or pink berries.
Despite the name, these are not the source of culinary black pepper: The pepper tree in our backyard drops berries everywhere.
Sharply strong-smelling
- fragrantEmitting pleasant smell
- resinousContaining plant sap
- scentedHaving added fragrance
- pink peppercornsDried berries resembling pale pepper
essential oil · aroma · spicy · turpentine · medicinal · sap
Retains foliage year-round
- foliagePlant's leafy covering
- branchesLimbs of trees
- trunkMain stem or storage
- saplingJuvenile woody plant
perennial · canopy · leaves · bark · roots · drupe · berries · seeds
Modifying outdoor areas aesthetically
- gardenCultivated plant area
- decorativeServing to beautify
- specimenIndividual for examination
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
weeping · feathery · nursery · cultivar · drought-tolerant · fast-growing · parkway · driveway
Encroaching without welcome
- CaliforniaWest coast megastate
- AustraliaSouthern Hemisphere continent-country
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
- birdsEgg-laying flying vertebrates
habitat · native · nonnative · weed · spreading · naturalized · ecosystem · displacement
pungent
Sharply strong-smelling
pink peppercorns · essential oil · aroma · spicy · turpentine · medicinal · sap
evergreen
Retains foliage year-round
sapling · perennial · canopy · leaves · bark · roots · drupe · berries · seeds · drought-tolerant
landscaping
Modifying outdoor areas aesthetically
- gardenCultivated plant area
- decorativeServing to beautify
- specimenIndividual for examination
pruning · weeping · feathery · nursery · cultivar · drought-tolerant · fast-growing · parkway · driveway
invasive
Encroaching without welcome
- CaliforniaWest coast megastate
- AustraliaSouthern Hemisphere continent-country
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
birds · habitat · native · nonnative · weed · spreading · naturalized · ecosystem · displacement · control
- New Zealand plantskauri, manuka, silver fern, miro, tawa
- cashew familysumac, cashew, mango, pistachio, poison ivy
- Canellales
- Pepperpeppercorn, peppercorns, cayenne, jalapeno, habanero