The peppery-tasting fruit of this exotic tree introduced from Peru is eaten by robins, mockingbirds and cedar waxwings. Its shallow roots are known to crack sidewalks. There's a stand of about a dozen trees on the northern edge of Almaden Lake next to Winfield. This one has the most knarled trunk and is the shortest of the bunch. Handling the plant may cause skin irritation.
[Photo: California Peppertree, Schinus molle. Click to enlarge.]
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