PEPPER - BLACK

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Botanical Name: Piper nigrum

Description

Cultivated for the fruit which is dried and used as a spice and seasoning. The fruits are dark red when fully ripe. Immature fruits can be picked as green pepper, black pepper is the fruit dried with the skin on and white pepper is the dried seed only. Black pepper is the worlds most widely traded spice.

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Black Pepper harvested ready for markets at John Piconi

Pepper - Black For Sale (Size: Medium) (Cutting Grown)

Pepper - Black For Sale (Size: Small) (Cutting Grown)

Plant Information or Specifications

Preferred Climate

Tropical
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Cutting
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Max Height (when in the ground with good conditions)

2-5m

Plants required to Pollinate

1 (Self Pollinating)
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Can it Handle Frosts?

Likes Temps above 5deg

Amount of leaves in Winter?

All Leaves (Evergreen)

Water Requirements

Moderate Watering

Time to Fruit/Flower/Harvest

2-3 Years

Sun or Shade

Full (Sun:80%-100%)

Preferred Soil Type

Good Drainage

Soil pH

Neutral (6.6-7.3pH)

Fruiting/Harvest Months

February, March, April, May, June

Question & Answer

Will the pepper tree survive winter in Sydney? Not sure if ok to put in the ground now summer is over. Don't want to lose it over winter? From: WARRIMOO NSW

It would depend on what your frosts are like in the part of Sydney where you live because they are very sensitive to frosts. Since it is still young perhaps keep it growing on in a bigger pot that you can move to a protected position incase you do get a snap of cold morning before planting it out in Spring. But if you have a nice protected position then you would be better to plant out right away.Good Luck :) #BlackPepper3306

Customer Comments on Pepper - Black

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Pepper - Black

Requires very high humidity and shaded area. Traditionally grown in India in the Western Ghats on Areca nut and other palms to provide shade | Mohan Udiavar - Sydney, NSW 21-Oct-2016

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Pepper - Black (Seedling) ^9/10

Mark35's Edible Fruits
Update: 1399 days 7hrs

Comments: - Easy to grow, requires little attention and takes up a shady spot. You can easily process the peppercorns, I get a small amount of pepper each year (dry weight of 68g this year) very strong flavour.The peppercorns can be planted but you get very low germination and they really don't like to be repotted.Mine is a sprawling variety which refuses to grow up a pole.

Planted: 2009

Height 20 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Fruit Harvest: 0.07 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

Nothing seems to want to eat it.

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Pepper - Black (Cutting) ^10/10

ADLuck1's Edible Fruits
Update: 738 days 17hrs

Comments: - Purchase from Daleys not long back and the vine has more than doubled its size in a very short time. Hope to see some fruit in the first year or so.

Planted: 2016

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control: White oil

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Pepper - Black (Seedling) ^7/10

Bizibee's Edible Fruits
Update: 2514 days 6hrs

Comments: -

Bought off ebay as seedling not long ago and planted in pot and had it inside but didn't do well. I put it outside under the front verander which is west facing and getting all the afternoon sun. So far it's still alive.

Height 15 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

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Comments

mcmelb1 says... [488 days 5hrs ago]

is this still alive?

Moony1 says... [348 days 15hrs ago]

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Pepper - Black (Cutting)

Kath's Edible Fruits
Update: 2432 days 20hrs

Planted: 2012

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

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Pepper - Black (Seedling)

Diana's Edible Fruits
Update: 2459 days 4hrs

Comments: - Seems not to like full sun and heat, despite the lable saying that. I have tried growing some from seed (Franchi seed packet) unsuccessfully.

Pollination: Self Pollination

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Pepper - Black

Wampa's Edible Fruits
Update: 1138 days 8hrs

Comments: - Fast grower in warmer months.

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Pepper - Black

Perrumba1's Edible Fruits
Update: 1020 days 6hrs

Comments: - Not suited to climate - frost affected

Pollination: Self Pollination

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