Honey bees
Nectar value
High
Pollen value
High
Pollinator plant
Szechuan Pepper, Chinese-pepper, Prickly Ash
Zanthoxylum simulans
Linked agroforestry plant data
Pollinator recipe
Bee value
Who this plant supports
Agroforestry database
Complete plant information
Structure
- Vegetation layer
- Shrub
- Size
- Small
- Dimensions
- 4.00 m high × 6.00 m wide
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage
- Deciduous
Site conditions
- USDA hardiness
- 5-8
- Moisture
- Moist
- Soil
- Sandy, Loamy, Clay
- pH
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Light
- Partial shade, Sun, Shade
Uses
- Edible parts
- Seasoning
- Functions
- Fragrant
- Edibility
- 3 out of 5
- Medicinal value
- 2 out of 5
The fruit of this plant is dried and used as a spice. It has a paprika flavor that is stronger and sharper than black pepper. The fruit can be used whole or ground into powder as a flavoring. Lightly roasting it brings out the flavor even more. It is an important ingredient in the well-known Chinese 'five-spice blend.'