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Schinus molle
Situation: Gardens of the Villa Amèlia UTM (x, y): 426767: 4582937
No. Catalog Number: 0035-05-93
District: Sarrià-Sant Gervasi Ownership: Public
Characteristics: Height: 9 m Canyon vault at 1.3 m: 2.40 m. Capacity (diameter): 7 m. Cataloging year: 1993 Estimated date of birth: 1923 In the Villa Amèlia, when the property was acquired by swap of the City council, the bordering peppers framed in a short double row - from many years ago - the entrance to the gardens. Despite moderate reforms to adapt the space to public use, the old door keepers were dying one by one. Well kept and monitored, it is possible that the surviving barn pepper could leave, for many more years, a living record - unusual so far in the city - of the natural aging process that the species follows. False pepper (Schinus molle) is an evergreen tree of the Anacardiaceae family, usually 5 to 7 meters high. It is native to the plateaus of Bolivia, Peru and Chile. It is much appreciated as an ornamental tree, due to its shape, similar to that of willow, and also the pleasant smell that it gives off. The trunk can, with the years, reach a diameter of 40 cm. The leaves, alternate and pennate, aromatic and lanceolate, can reach 30 cm in length. The fruit, with a similar aroma to pepper, can be consumed but only in small quantities, as it is slightly toxic. It is not a demanding species when it comes to soil: it grows on poor soils and does not need fertilizers. It has no problems tolerating direct sunlight, as can be deduced from the geographical origin of the plant. The very numerous berries give it a very aromatic and intense aroma.
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