Vitex agnus-castus - Chaste tree

Chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus) is a deciduous Mediterranean shrub with aromatic leaves and flowers. Its dried fruit is used as a pepper substitute and spice, and it tolerates dry, poor soils in a sunny position.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Wood¹

Type

• Shrub
• Deciduous

Functions

• Drought-tolerance¹

Footnotes

1. Vitex agnus-castus | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶