Botanical Name: Pistacia chinensis
Common Name: Chinese pistache Type of Plant: dicot: tree Character deciduous Habit of Growth: Overall Shape an erect, single-trunked tree, with a large open canopy in youth which becomes more dense and rounded with age Height 30-50'(60') Spread 2/3-3/4 Growth Rate moderate Environment: Exposure outdoors full sun; grows poorly in shade Soil tolerates most, prefers well-draining Hardiness some frost (zones 8-16, 18-23); thrives in warm low-elev. Morphology: Leaves even pinnately compound, alternate (or whorled) towards the ends of branches; having mostly 10-16 leaflets; 2-4" long, lanceolate Flowers plants are dioecious; produce inconspicuous male and female flowers; in axillary or terminal 4-6" panicles; late spring-summer Fruit a drupe: oval-obovoid, bright red to purple-blue, 1/4" long Propagation: seed Usage: a medium to large shade tree or accent tree for its fall color and form; lawn tree, street tree Landscape Care: Watering no special requirements - adapts to heavy watering if drainage is excellent, can tolerate drought Fertilizing balanced, in spring; little needed in drier locations Pruning head high when young, prune to shape, thin out occasionally Pests/Diseases verticillium wilt in heavy, wet, poorly drained soils Special Conditions/Other Origin: China Family: Anacardiaceae Notes: |
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