tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2605500993437899334.post4035890971848295552..comments2024-02-29T06:30:40.245-08:00Comments on The Gardens of Petersonville: Old Pepper TreeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2605500993437899334.post-32483095197459036362014-06-19T11:14:01.589-07:002014-06-19T11:14:01.589-07:00Perhaps this is the way the pepper is dealing with...Perhaps this is the way the pepper is dealing with drought on its own -- dropping branches and a few dying back to conserve water? And that it will be fine when the rains come again? I know that laurel sumac, a plant that is closely related to the pepper tree, but is native to southern California, does exactly this. Jane Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05016381279699618539noreply@blogger.com