🌳 Chaste Tree (Vitex agnus-castus) — Organic Seeds

Common Names: Chasteberry, Monk’s Pepper, Vitex

🌱 Seed Quality Promise

All seeds sold by Yahuah’s Farm are 100% organic, non-GMO, and never chemically treated or coated.
We do not sell pelleted, dyed, chemically enhanced, or synthetic-treated seeds.
What you plant should be as pure as the medicine it becomes.

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About Chaste Tree

Chaste Tree is a beautiful, aromatic, deciduous shrub or small tree prized for its lavender-blue flower spikes, soft gray-green foliage, and long history in traditional herbal gardens. Native to the Mediterranean and Western Asia, this plant has been cultivated for centuries as both a medicinal and ornamental plant.

Once established, Chaste Tree is drought tolerant, heat loving, and extremely low maintenance. It blooms heavily in summer, attracting pollinators and filling the garden with fragrance and color.

This is a true legacy plant — long-lived, graceful, and powerful.

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Traditional & Herbal Uses

Chaste Tree has been traditionally used as:

• A classic women’s herb
• A traditional hormone-supporting plant
• A cyclical balance herb
• A long-term tonic plant
• A foundational wellness herb
• A traditional berry medicine
• A gentle yet deep-working botanical
• A longevity garden plant

The berries (chasteberries) are the primary medicinal part.

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Plant Characteristics

Botanical Name: Vitex agnus-castus
Life Cycle: Perennial (deciduous shrub or small tree)
Growth Habit: Upright, branching, spreading
Mature Height: 10–20 feet (can be pruned smaller)
Mature Width: 10–15 feet
Flower Color: Lavender to purple-blue
Bloom Time: Late spring through summer
Foliage: Aromatic, gray-green
Attracts: Bees, butterflies, pollinators

Chaste Tree is stunning in full bloom and highly ornamental.

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Growing Chaste Tree from Seed

Chaste Tree seeds require patience. They germinate slowly but grow into strong, long-lived plants.

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How to Germinate Chaste Tree Seeds

Chaste Tree seeds benefit from cold stratification.

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Stratification Method

1. Place seeds in a moist medium.

2. Refrigerate for 4–6 weeks.

3. After chilling, surface sow or lightly cover with soil.

4. Keep soil evenly moist.

5. Place in warm, bright conditions.

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Germination Time

• 3–8 weeks
• Can be staggered

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Ideal Growing Conditions

USDA Zones

Zones 6–10

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Sun

• Full sun preferred
• 6–8+ hours of direct sunlight

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Soil

• Well-draining
• Sandy or loamy
• Low to moderate fertility

Chaste Tree dislikes soggy soil.

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Water

• Moderate watering
• Drought tolerant once established

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Spacing

• Space plants 10–15 feet apart
• Can be pruned as a shrub or trained as a tree

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Growth Timeline

Year 1:
• Seedling establishment

Years 2–3:
• Strong vegetative growth

Years 3–5:
• Flowering begins
• Berry production

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Harvesting

Berries (Primary Harvest)

Harvest in late summer to fall when fully ripe and dark.

• Dry thoroughly
• Store whole or grind

Leaves

Less commonly used but aromatic.

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Seed Saving

1. Allow berries to fully ripen and dry.

2. Remove seeds from berries.

3. Dry completely.

4. Store cool, dark, and dry.

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Why Grow Chaste Tree?

• Long-lived perennial
• Stunning ornamental blooms
• Pollinator magnet
• Drought tolerant
• Heat loving
• Medicinal berries
• Excellent for homesteads
• Low maintenance
• Strong garden presence