Chinese Pistache
Pistacia chinensis
Deciduous-Trees
(Detailed plant information can be found at the bottom of the page.)
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Pistacia chinensis Plant Information
Classification | |
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Scientific Name: | Pistacia chinensis |
Common Name: | Chinese pistache |
Family: | Anacardiaceae |
Suggested Uses: | lawn, park, street, urban tree |
Characteristics | |
Height: | 30 to 35 feet tall |
Foliage: | alternate, evenly pinnately compound, and deciduous up to 10 inches long with 10 to 20 leaflets generally produces excellent Fall leaf color (crimson red, orange) |
Flower: | dioecious flowers before leaves, but not showy |
Bloom Period: | Spring |
Fruit: | small, red to blue drupe in Fall |
Bark: | gray to brown develops shallow furrows and ridges that become scaly with age; scales may flake off |
Environment | |
Water: | drought-tolerant |
Soil: | tolerates poor soil |
USDA Zone: | zones 6 - 9 |
Care | |
Maintenance: | because fruit drop can be messy to clean up, male trees often preferred |
Pests & Pathology: | free of disease and insect pests |
Additional Notes: | very tolerant of poor sites (drought, wind, heat, soil, etc.) and is often used as
a street / urban tree select in Fall for trees with the best leaf color may be used as a rootstock for the pistachio nut (P. vera) |
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