Chilean pepper tree

Family: Anacardiaceae
Scientific name: Schinus molle
Description: Plant Form: Evergreen shrub or tree. Size: Up to 10 m tall. Stem: Often multi-stemmed, with smooth and grey bark, becoming fissured with age. Younger branches drooping. Leaves: Compound leaves alternately arranged, with 17-35 leaflets, each up to 5 cm long. Flowers: Small, inconspicuous white to off-white, in drooping clusters. Fruit and Seeds: Abundant red or bluish-pink fleshy round fruit with single seeds. Habitat: Woodlands, riparian areas, wetlands, old gardens, coastal scrub, disturbed areas, roadsides. Distinguishing Features: Leaves are narrower and droop rather than spread compared to Broad-leaved pepper tree (Schinus terebinthifolius). Weed Status: Priority Weed Weed Type: Environmental, Invasive Garden Escapee Lifeform: Shrubby, Woody/tree

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