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Trish Jacksonville, TX(Zone 8b) Mar 09, 2001

I'm looking for Pepperberry. I assume that it would be a bush, or some sort of shrub. They look a lot like the hollyberries, but don't rot, so they are perfect for Christmas-time crafts.

Has anyone seen them, or know where I could find one?

Trish

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louisa Troy, VA(Zone 7a) Mar 10, 2001

My goodness Trish. I too would love to know this because I dry a lot of my flowers and had a business back home but never knew what pepper berries were. I thought it might be a type of Viburnum, but I think the fruit is too soft. Then I wondered whether it was the berries of Nandina, which do go hard (I've done it) and then I thought maybe it's the winter holly, the one with no leaves and all berries. Hope someone comes up with an answer. Check this out meantime.
http://www.driedflowers.com/catalog/web_store.cgi

Just did some browsing and this is a pepper tree but makes no mention of berries. I'm stumped.

pepper tree - encyclopedia article from Britannica.com
pepper tree - (Schinus molle), small ornamental tree, of the cashew family (Anacardiaceae), native to tropical America and cultivated in warm subtropical regions.


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Surf Whittier, CA(Zone 9a) Mar 11, 2001

Hi! I have schinus molle seeds. I'm not sure if this is what you are looking for, but they are very decorative, and I've seen them used in all sorts of dried flower crafts. I'm not sure how hardy the tree is, and they do get rather large here in So. Cal.

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