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Can anyone identify this tree (in the East Bay San Francisco area
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Posted by
hostarasta z9 (
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Sat, Sep 29, 12 at 22:04
| If you know what type of tree this is, could you please advise? Thank you so much. |
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RE: Can anyone identify this tree (in the East Bay San Francisco
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| It looks to be a pepper tree - 'Schinus molle'. |
RE: Can anyone identify this tree (in the East Bay San Francisco
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- Posted by wcgypsy 10 / Sunset 23 (My Page) on
Sat, Sep 29, 12 at 23:02
RE: Can anyone identify this tree (in the East Bay San Francisco
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| Female. Such a pretty color to the berries. |
RE: Can anyone identify this tree (in the East Bay San Francisco
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| The foliage smells nice, too. OTOH, it wants, very badly, to turn itself into a pepper tree grove. |
RE: Can anyone identify this tree (in the East Bay San Francisco
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| It does reseed itself, plus dropping year around large amounts of refuse. Very difficult to grow anything under it. In our former location we had a large one that took regular pruning to keep it within our own lot. I finely ended up with my compost piles under this tree. Al |
RE: Can anyone identify this tree (in the East Bay San Francisco
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I spend a thousand bucks every two years to maintain mine. Male trees do not get the pretty berries, but they are much less of a mess.
Renee |
RE: Can anyone identify this tree (in the East Bay San Francisco
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| Pepper trees are so beautiful. I love them in their natural form draping all the way to the ground. There are a few famous ones around in California. The one in the Mission San Juan Capistrano is magnificent. I thought Santa Barbara had a famous one too. A regal looking tree. Give them plenty of room to show off. |
RE: Can anyone identify this tree (in the East Bay San Francisco
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- Posted by hoovb z9 Southern CA (My Page) on
Sun, Oct 7, 12 at 0:57
| there are hundreds in my neighborhood, most of them volunteers from prolific reseeding. They are beautiful, tough, and have their place, but have certain drawbacks--fire hazard, greedy roots, and the reseeding can be a problem. Though they are called "California Peppers", they are not native to California. |
RE: Can anyone identify this tree (in the East Bay San Francisco
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| My parents have three of these in a far corner of their property, and that's where they're best. Yes, nothing would grow under them, but why would you need to? They deserve to be by themselves. They are beautiful year round. |
RE: Can anyone identify this tree (in the East Bay San Francisco
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| Sad to say the the majestic pepper in Capistrano is gone. I went looking for it and found out it could not be saved. |
RE: Can anyone identify this tree (in the East Bay San Francisco
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| Not a fan of this messy, invasive, non-native, common, boring tree. |
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