The difference between pepper wood and pepper tree

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1. Differences in plants

2. Differences in leaves

3. Differences in fruits

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The plants are different: Pepperwood is an evergreen shrub with a height of 30 to 90 centimeters, and the plant is relatively short; Zanthoxylum bungeanum is a deciduous shrub with a height of 3 to 7 meters, which is higher than the former. The leaves are different: the former has a leaf length of about 0.7 to 1 cm; the latter has a leaf length of 1.5 to 7 cm. The fruits are different: the fruit color of the former is brown. The latter is red or purple.

1. Differences in plants

1. Differences in plants

Pepperwood is an evergreen shrub with a height of about 30 to 90 centimeters. The plant is relatively short, with a crown of 30 to 60 centimeters. It grows outward and spreads out. The texture is relatively thin when you touch it with your hands, and it doesn't look very strong.

Panthoxylum bungeanum is a deciduous shrub with a height of about 3 to 7 meters. The plant is relatively tall compared to the former. The small branches are covered with short pubescent hairs and the color of the branches is gray or brownish gray. The whole body of the plant is not smooth, and there are thorns growing diagonally upwards, which can easily hurt your hands.

2. Differences in leaves

The leaves of the former show It is obovate in shape, about 0.7 to 1 cm in length, and its color is dark green and shiny. It is very beautiful, so it is often made into bonsai for people to watch.

The leaves of the latter are more diverse in shape, with a length of about 1.5 to 7 cm and a width of about 1 to 3 cm, which is larger than the former. There are fine serrations on the edges of the leaves, and a tuft of brown villous hairs on the surface.

3. Differences in fruits

The color of the former fruit is brown.

The fruit color of the latter is red or purple.

2. Differences in leaves

3. Differences in fruits

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