Zanthoxylum piperitum Japanese pepper tree (Rutaceae) Deciduous shrub

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Zanthoxylum piperitum
Japanese pepper tree
Deciduous shrub
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The Zanthoxylum piperitum plant species is found in E. Asia - N. China, Japan, Korea. It is a member of the Rutaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Japanese pepper tree. Some home gardeners know the variety as Fagara piperita.

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Latin Name:  Zanthoxylum piperitum
Common Name:  Japanese pepper tree
Family:  Rutaceae
Author:  (L.)DC.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  2   Mature Width:  2

Habitat:  Scrub and hedges in hills and mountains in Japan[58, 184].

Cultivation Notes: Easily grown in loamy soils in most positions, but prefers a good deep well-drained moisture retentive soil in full sun or semi-shade[1, 11, 200]. A very ornamental plant[1], it is hardy to about -15°c[184]. Flowers are formed on the old wood[206]. The bruised leaves are amongst the most powerfully aromatic of all leaves[245]. Dioecious. Male and female plants must be grown if seed is required. Self-sown seedlings have occasionally been observed growing in bare soil under the parent plant[K].

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