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Several species are called Sechuan Pepper / Sichuan Pepper, as many are used as a herb according to their distribution zone. Zanthoxylum bungeanum is a medium sized fruit tree, easy to grow, drought tolerant and not fussy to soil conditions. Seeds of this plant are used as a pepper substitute in the Far East, but the edible fruits, leaves, even its bark are used as a condiment. An unusually thorny shrub with composed leaves and numerous small, red fruits that show a black shiny seed when opening in the Autumn. The foliage turns a spectacular orange and yellow during the Autumn. Its spines don't die but grow with the plant, becoming a showy feature on the trunk of older plants (with a 4-5cm long base). It usually fruits on its own, even male plants, but cross pollination helps. It is suitable for smaller gardens, also good for the patio if grown in a container.
Zanthoxylum can also be grown as a bonsai tree.
