Sansho Leaves have a refreshing flavor reminiscent of citrus fruits, yuzu, and kaffir lime, and are called KI NO ME (literally "tree shoots") in Japanese. This freshness is combined with peppery and spicy notes.
Zanthoxylum piperitum in the garden
- wildlife: for bees
- use: kitchen medicinal
botanical information about Zanthoxylum piperitum
- Botanical name: Zanthoxylum piperitum
- Genus: Zanthoxylum
- Family:
- Other names: Japanse peperboom - Sansho Leaves - Japanese pepper - Japanese prickly ash - Szechuan pepper - Poivrier du Japon - poivre anisé - Japanischer Pfeffer - Szechuanpfeffer - Anispfeffer
Features Zanthoxylum piperitum
| height: | 300-600 cm |
| flowering: | May - July |
| color: | yellowish green |
| leaf color: | dark green |
| scent: | scented, fragrant leaf / aromatic |
| habit: | ascending |
| growth: | medium |
| level: | easy |
| light: | full sun, sunny, morning sun, evening sun, open shade |
| moisture: | dry, average |
| soil texture: | pervious, light, normal |
| pH: | neutral, acid |
| winter zone: | 6 [-20°C] |
| density: | 1 - 2 |
