Tree Pepper (Capsicum pubescens)

Family: Solanaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Capsicum pubescens is a PERENNIAL growing to 3 m (9ft) by 2 m (6ft). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 9 and is frost tender. It is in flower from August to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

pungent fruits are used as a vegetable condiment or made into a sauce. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; The distinctive thick-fleshed pungent fruits are used as a vegetable condiment or made into a sauce.; A hot pungent flavour, it is mainly used as a flavouring in cooked foods.; In Peru the seeds are removed, the fruit stuffed with a savoury filling and then baked.

Habitat & North American Range

Not known. (Zone 8)