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The Indian Hog Plum is a resilient, multipurpose native tree that offers nutritional, medicinal, and economic benefits. It ...
Juneberries (Amelanchier alnifolia) are easy fruit trees to grow. They are not fussy about soil type and don't need fertilizer or a strict watering regime.
"Actually as soon as they start forming little peppers if the plant is not big enough, take those off too," writes the ...
According to UF/IFAS, Brazilian pepper tree is among the most abundant invasive species in the Everglades and covers 700,000 acres of the state.
Black peppercorns are used in almost every dish, and that's only one type. Here's where all peppercorns come from and what ...
The pepper trees line interstates and other roads. Like most invasive trees and plants, they thrive on cleared land. Birds eat the berries and airmail the seeds everywhere in their droppings.
Dr Pepper fans have a new flavor to try: Blackberry! And even better news, it will be part of the permanent flavor collection available nationwide.
A pepper tree’s overabundance of berries dropping to the ground will block out the sun to any native ground cover that had previously grown underneath the tree.
Norfolk Island green parrots are self-medicating with pepper tree bark and leaves, to rid themselves of parasites. But is there more to it? Birds are known to indulge in alcohol and take stimulants.