mountain pepper

Also known as: Australian pepper; pepper tree; Tasmanian pepper

A dense, evergreen, medium to large shrub of upright habit, possibly to 4m or more in height, with dark green leaves, paler below, copper-tinted when young. Young stems and twigs are reddish-purple. Bark and leaves are strongly cinnamon-scented. Flowers are dioecious and fragrant, borne in side and terminal clusters in spring, greenish-yellow with narrow twisting petals, which surround yellow anthers on the male flowers. Fruit a glossy, round black berry

Scientific classification

Species: mountain pepper (Tasmannia lanceolata)
Genus: Tasmannia
Family: Winteraceae

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Toxicity: Shrubs
Plant type: 2.5-4 metres
Height: 1.5-2.5 metres
Spread: Evergreen
Foliage: Columnar upright
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Season of interest: Partial shade
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Ideal temperature

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Distribution of mountain pepper

Distribution map

Australia and Tasmania

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of mountain pepper

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mountain pepper care guide

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Watering: Partial shade
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Ideal temperature

Watering

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer

Pruning

Responds well to pruning; best done in spring

Propagation

Propagate by seed as soon as ripe, as viability is short. Semi-ripe cuttings can be taken in summer

Growing

Grows best in fertile, moist, well-drained, lime-free soils. Will tolerate clay soils. Successful in both sunny and shady positions but prefers semi-shade

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