Zanthoxylum piperitum

Zanthoxylum piperitum subsp. var.	Japanese pepper
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Zanthoxylum piperitum, DC. Shrub or small tree; prickles rather slender, ascending: lvs. 2-6 in. long, with puberulous rachis; lfts. 11-19, ovate to oblong-ovate, narrowed into a short stalk, emarginate at the apex, remotely toothed, with conspicuous glands at the base of each tooth, midrib pubescent above, 1/2 – 1 1/2 in. long: fls. with simple perianth, in small corymbs 1/2 – 1 1/2 in. across, on short lateral branchlets; style slender: fr. reddish, glandular-dotted. Japan, Korea, N. China. June; fr. in Sept.—The wood, according to Issa Tanimura, is dense and heavy with deep yellow grain; tree commonly cult. in Japan for ornament, to make utensils, and for food; the seeds and inner bark are cooked or pickled; the fresh lvs. are added to soup; and the dried fr. used on roasted fish as a fragrant pepper. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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spiny. pinnate leaves. aromatic bark. attractive habit. handsome foliage. aromatic foliage. Deciduous. bushy. shrub or small tree. Aromatic leaves. glossy leaves. dark green leaves. leaves composed of many oval leaflets. leaves turn yellow in autumn.

Small flowers are yellow-green. flowers in small clusters. flowers in spring. orange berries are tiny.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
• Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381

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