Common Name:Chinese Pistache

Scientific Name: Pistacia chinensis

Chinese Pistache - Growth Habit

Classification: Deciduous         USDA Hardiness Zone: 6-9

Size:

• 30' to 40' wide X up to 60' height

Growth Habit:

• Oval-crowned tree
• Moderate growth rate

Chinese Pistache Irregular, Patchy Bark

Bark:

• Tan, turning grey-brown with age
• Develops a shallowly furrowed, irregular, patchy bark

Chinese Pistache Summer Foliage Small, Green Fruit	Chinese Pistache Red-orange Fall Color

Foliage:

• Deciduous; red-orange fall color
• Alternate leaf arrangement
• Pinately compound leaves
• Medium to dark green above, paler green below
• Fine texture

Inflorescence: 

• Dioecious
• Not showy

Fruit:

• Small, round
• .25" in diameter
• Green turning red in fall

Chinese Pistache - Fall Color

Use:

• Small to medium specimen tree

Problems:

• None serious

Culture:

• Full sun
• Grows best in deep, well drained soil
• Tolerates a wide range of soil conditions
• Drought and heat resistant

Propagation:

• Seed

Notes:

• Origin: China