Chaste Tree; Monk's Pepper Vitex agnus-castus Verbenaceae
	Form: Shrub or multi-stemmed tree Seasonality: Deciduous Size: 25ft high by 25ft wide Leaves: Dark green foliage, leaves compound; odd number of leaflets (usually 5); dark green above, lighter and hairy underneath Flowers: Purple spikes to 7in long, drooping from the ends of branches; bloom in early summer; in some varieties flowers are pink or white Fruit: Berries; small seed, smells like pepper, dark purple when ripe, hard, yellow inside. Stems/Trunks: Beautiful rough and knotty trunk and branches Range/Origin: Southern Europe Hardiness: Sunset: 4-24 USDA: 6-10 Comments: Moderate litter, No thorns, moderate littering CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS: Exposure: Full sun, Water: Regular Soil: Adaptable Propagation: Seed, cuttings Maintenance: Low; sucker removal
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