Peppertree

Tree Echium

About Peppertree and Tree Echium

Peppertree

Tree Echium

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Type

Tree

Origin

South America

Canary Islands

Types

Peruvian peppertree, peppercorn tree, Peruvian mastic

Echium pininana

Number of Varieties

10010

0 40000

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Habitat

Dappled Shade, open Woodlands

tropical environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-118-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-8

9 - 1

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

Habit

Weeping

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,219.20 cm240.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,219.20 cm30.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Yellow

Light Blue, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Pink, Rose

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Lobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Winter

Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Pollution, Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Water Deeply

Medium

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Cut limbs, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Pollution

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

Irritate the mucus membrane

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Skin Problems

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antiemetic, Antirheumatic, Appetizer, Digestive, Miscellany, Purgative

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Condiment, Gum

Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Feature Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

SCHINUS molle

ECHIUM pininana

Common Name

Peppertree

Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium

In Hindi

Peppertree

Tree Echium

In German

Peppertree

Baum Aciam

In French

Peppertree

Arbre ACIAM

In Spanish

peppertree

árbol Aciam

In Greek

Peppertree

δέντρο Aciam

In Portuguese

Peppertree

árvore Aciam

In Polish

Peppertree

drzewo Aciam

In Latin

Peppertree

lignum Aciam

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Lamiales

Family

Anacardiaceae

Boraginaceae

Genus

Schinus

Echium

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Anacardioideae

Number of Species

60060

1 27800

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Properties of Peppertree and Tree Echium

Wondering what are the properties of Peppertree and Tree Echium? We provide you with everything About Peppertree and Tree Echium. Peppertree doesn't have thorns and Tree Echium doesn't have thorns. Also Peppertree does not have fragrant flowers. Peppertree has allergic reactions like Irritate the mucus membrane and Tree Echium has allergic reactions like Irritate the mucus membrane. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Peppertree and Tree Echium and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Peppertree and Tree Echium

Season and care of Peppertree and Tree Echium is important to know. While considering everything about Peppertree and Tree Echium Care, growing season is an essential factor. Peppertree season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Tree Echium season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Peppertree is Loam, Sand and for Tree Echium is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Peppertree is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Tree Echium is Neutral, Alkaline.

Peppertree and Tree Echium Physical Information

Peppertree and Tree Echium physical information is very important for comparison. Peppertree height is 1,219.20 cm and width 1,219.20 cm whereas Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Peppertree and Tree Echium are as follows:

Peppertree flower color: Light Yellow
Peppertree leaf color: Green
Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet
Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Peppertree and Tree Echium

Care of Peppertree and Tree Echium include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Peppertree pruning is done Cut limbs, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Tree Echium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Peppertree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Tree Echium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.