Sign up for our newsletter. We are easy to reach and eager to please: (function(d, s, id) { Also called mountain pepper, its a dense, shrubby evergreen marked by leathery, cinnamon-scented leaves and reddish-purple stems. No spam ever. A lemon pepper mix may be made by blending, in whatever proportions suit your taste, lemon myrtle leaf powder with mountain pepperleaf and salt. Otherwise, plant mountain pepper seeds in the garden as soon as they ripen, as the seeds dont store well and germinate best when fresh. As it grows it will need to transition to orchard production. We are at the farm of former horticultural researcher Dr Chris Read. Its bright red berries and brilliant green foliage are used frequently as Christmas decorations. (13 cm), and much shorter on alpine dwelling ones that may have leaves only 1/2 in. It's moderately fast growing and in ideal growing conditions can grow up to 5 metres high. growing native pepperberry. In ideal conditions, pepperberry will grow from 13-16 ft. (4-5 m) tall. It is native to the woodlands and cool temperate rainforests of Australias south-eastern region. The Alpine regions of Victoria, Tasmania and NSW are ideal, however lower altitudes are also suitable given cool, shaded conditions. It's used in soups, savoury dishes and compliments all meat dishes. a Quadsimia website proudly made in Upstate NY. //