Shade - Pistache - Chinese
Shade - Pistache - Chinese
Chinese Pistache is a medium to large growing leafy shade tree providing fall color. These trees are gaining in popularity due to their adaptability and moderate to fast growth habit. They are ornamental trees only and not nut producing. Immature Chinese Pistache often look gawky and awkward with widely spaced, somewhat sparse branches. They are only in this stage for a while when first planted, as they quickly develop a strong root system they will fill out nicely to form an open irregular oval canopy. During spring and summer leaves are a lustrous, dark green, but their fall color show is what makes them special. In fall/winter the leaves turn bright orange and red tones just like deciduous trees do in the Midwest or northeast. Provide moderate water to start with the first few years, then only deep summer time watering are necessary to keep them happy and healthy.
Scientific name: Pistacia chinensis
Mature size: up to 50 ft. high x 25-35 ft. wide
Sun: Full sun