Schinus polygamus (Chilean pepper-tree)

Botanical name: Schinus polygamus

Common name: Chilean pepper-tree

Origin: Chile

Hardiness: 25°F

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This pepper tree or shrub differs significantly from the other Pepper Trees:

Schinus lentiscifolius

Schinus molle

Schinus terebinthifolius

It has spines on the ends of the shoots, and the leaves are not pinnate but simple and only about an inch long. When crushed they do not have a strong odor. The tree can have both unisexual and bisexual flowers, but a given tree is normally male or female. The very small greenish-white flowers make a fine display in summer and are followed by clusters of dark purple peppercorns. The fruit, and a resin obtained from the fruit, is antirheumatic.