First, the growth habits of Zanthoxylum bungeanum

Zanthoxylum bungeanum is a small tree 7 meters high. This tree has thorns and red fruit. These fruits have a special smell. After drying, they can be used as seasoning and widely used in cooking dishes.

Zanthoxylum bungeanum is drought-tolerant and likes sunshine. Found in plains to high altitude mountainous areas. In Qinghai, it is also planted on the hillside at an altitude of 2500 meters. It is mainly distributed in the southeast of the north, to the northern slope of Wuling in the south, to the coastal areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the southeast and to the southeast of Tibet in the southwest. Taiwan Province, Hainan, and Guangdong provinces do not produce it.

Second, common pepper varieties

1, Dahongpao: also known as Lion Head, Red Pepper, Geta Pepper, Wind Pepper, Qin Pepper, etc. Dahongpao enjoys a high reputation because of its big grain, red color, strong taste and mellow taste. It is the most widely cultivated variety in all parts of the country.

2. Cucurbita pepo: The tree is stout, with large branching angle and relatively open. Wide leaves, light green or yellow-green; The 1000-grain weight of fresh fruit is about 70 grams. Harvest before and after summer heat, the fruit color is reddish or yellow-red.

3, small red robe: the thorns are thin and small, the branching angle is large, the tree is stretched, the branches are soft and drooping, the leaves are small and thin, and the color is light. The fruit stalk is long, the ear is loose, the ear is small, the fruit diameter is 4-4.5 cm, and the 1000-grain weight of fresh fruit is about 85 grams. When ripe, the fruit is bright red and fragrant, and it ripens in mid-August, that is, it ripens earlier than Dahongpao 10- 15 days, and the dry 1 kg is 3-3.5 kg.