Hallo, I'm writing from Italy. A neighbour of mine gave me a branch of a plant that, according to him is a

What you have is probably Szechwan Pepper -- it is also known as the "Prickly Ash".

Szechwan pepper is native to the Szechwan province of China. Though they bear some resemblance to black peppercorns, they are not actually of the pepper family, but the dried berry of a tree of the rue family. Several Zanthoxylum species grow throughout the temperate belt of China, Japan, the Himalayas and North America. They all have similarities, being aromatic and used in herbal remedies. Only the species Zanthoxylum piperitum is useful for cooking.

I stay out interior the country so its not an unusual sight. I nonetheless have not found out why some human beings plant it of their front backyard nevertheless until they try to get stable soil?? it's going to make the soil extra fertile. i does not be mad it rather is going to be long previous quickly in any case not love it rather is a 365 days around element and it fairly is their backyard enable them to plant what they want it would desire to be plenty worse, lol. We constantly planted our veg's next to the domicile not in front of it.

might be "telicherry" pepper,if growing conditions are right,it's considered the "finest" black pepper.aroma,heat,and piquant ness.if you get a yeild,make sure to "cure" them properly,i think it was banned because of invasive insect borers that travel with the plants.

pepper plants are a vine not a tree. There should be no spikes.

I'm not sure, but why don't you plant it, let it grow, and then see what kind of plant it is?

Maybe it is a rose stem.