Tree of the Month: Monk's Pepper Tree TextPicture

Tune in to Rosie on the House on Saturday July 14th at 8:30AM Arizona time where we will be learning about the Tree of the Month for July! #MonksPepperTree

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Monks Pepper Tree With Photo Credit

 

Form: Shrub or multi-stemmed tree

Seasonality: Deciduous

Size: 25ft high by 25ft wide

Leaves: Dark green foliage, leaves compound; odd number of leaflets (usually 5); dark green above, lighter and hairy underneath

Flowers: Purple spikes to 7in long, drooping from the ends of branches; bloom in early summer; in some varieties flowers are pink or white

Fruit: Berries; small seed, smells like pepper, dark purple when ripe, hard, yellow inside

Stems/Trunks: Beautiful rough and knotty trunk and branches

Range/Origin: Southern Europe

Comments: Moderate litter, No thorns, moderate littering

 

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