Zanthoxylum piperitum - Szechuanpepper

-20°C

Zanthoxylum piperitum - Szechuanpepper
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Zanthoxylum piperitum -20°
Szechuanpepper
Japanese Pepper Tree
Delivery Height 20 cm

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exotic spices - medicinal plants - exotic spices - medicinal plants

Zanthoxylum piperitum -20°C
Szechuanpepper
Japanese Pepper Tree
Delivery Height 20 cm

 

Zanthoxylum piperitum is a deciduous Shrub growing to 2 m.


The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and requires well-drained soil.
The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils..

It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade.
It requires moist soil.

Seed - cooked. It is ground into a powder and used as a condiment, a pepper substitute.

As with other Zanthoxylum species, The bark and roots of this plant are used in traditional medicine as stimulants and tonics.

The dried fruit is used as a pepper substitute.
Dark red flowers and small red berries.
Native to China, Japan and Korea

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