Here is one that is ripening. No, they don't grow sideways, I am just too lazy to rotate the photos.

My vote is Chile de Arbol. Others have identified this shape of pod as Cayenne in previous threads, but my Cayennes looked no way like this.

As I have found out from this forum though, there are SO many varieties out there that are SO similar looking.

I'll let the experts weigh in.

Kevin

Chile de arbol grow up not down I say cayanne too

I also would go with some sort of cayenne. As woohooman mentions, there are just sooo many pepper varieties it's hard to get really specific. I guess a good way to look at it is I would *use* it as if it were a cayenne regardless of what the genetics say it is. :-)

Chile de arbol grow up not down I say cayanne too

Some varieties of Chile de Arbol do grow down.
But these look more like a variety of Cayenne than the pendant Arbol that I've grown.

Josh

hellbound:

"Chile de arbol grow up not down I say cayanne too"

I didn't grow any this year(so no pics) but I did the last 3 and I don't recall picking a single pod that was pointed UP.

Kevin

Here is a link that might be useful:

Tsheets said: "I guess a good way to look at it is I would *use* it as if it were a cayenne regardless of what the genetics say it is. :-)"

Yep. Definitely looks like one that you would only pick red-ripe and use as a dried chile.

Kevin

My purple de arbols grow pendant. Looks like a cayenne, but have you tasted them yet? Any opinion on the heat level?

Not a cayenne. They're not lumpy and they rarely curl. It looks more like a cowhorn, though might be too small. Is it hot?

No word on the heat. The first color changes are happening now. I will let you guys know.

When I grew cayenne last year, my peppers look like that. The upper part of the pepper near the stem was lumpy and some of my cayenne peppers do curl. I think they curl because of the proximity to other branches or if something is in their way.

I bought my cayenne seed pack (Burpee Co.) from a box store. I believe mine was a cayenne mutt/hybrid. Check out the link.

Here is a link that might be useful: Cayenne Hybrid

Cayenne Hybrid.

Yep, my Arbols looked just like the ones in Kevin's pic.

One of my buddies grew an upward-set Arbol a year ago...before that, I didn't realize
that there are up-and-down Arbols.

Josh

i was not aware there were other kinds of arbol been growing the same kind for 10 years got seeds from a guy from nogales he had them growing wild at his house they grow straight up one plant is 3 years old.