BROAD-LEAF PEPPER TREE

Schinus terebinthifolius

LANDHOLDERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTROLLING THIS WEED CONTAIN

Description Grows to 1–6 m but can be as tall as 15 m. Plants are either male or female.

Leaves Opposite, pinnate with 3–9 leaflets including a terminal leaflet. Leaflets 3–8 cm long, mid to dark green, young leaves can be serrated. Peppery aroma when crushed.

Flowers Small white five-petaled flowers about 2 mm long, with the white petals surrounded by greenish-yellow sepals. Appear in clusters at the end of branches.

Fruit Red fleshy fruit, 4–5 mm wide, with a peppery smell. Occurs on female trees.

Stems Bark on older stems is dark brown, very rough and deeply ridged.

Dispersal Seed dispersed by waterways, birds and animals, contaminated soil, and dumped garden waste. Short distance dispersal via root suckers.

Confused with Native species Cheese tree (Glochidion ferdinandi) and Tuckeroo (Cupaniopsis anacardioides)

Control This is not a reportable weed. Wear PPE when handling this weed. Manually remove where appropriate. Cut and paint, cut scrape paint, basal bark, frill, stem inject or foliar spray with herbicide.

FLOWERS AND SAP CAN CAUSE ALLERGIC REACTIONS IN PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. LEAVES AND FRUIT CONTAIN OTHER UNIDENTIFIED TOXINS THAT CAN CAUSE GASTROENTERITIS IN HUMANS, CATTLE AND HORSES.