SelecTree - Tree Detail Record

Tree Selection Starts Here

 View Full Size Images - (13)


























 View Full Size Images
 Back to Search Results
 Search Again

Photo Credits:
M. Ritter, W. Mark and J. Reimer

Photo Locations:
Ukiah, CA, Palo Alto, CA and Saratagoa, CA

CHINESE PISTACHE
Pistacia chinensis

General Notes

     Resistant to oak root fungus. Needs good drainage. Cal-IPC (California Invasive Plant Council) lists this plant as unknown invasiveness. Has fragrant leaf. Native to China. Trees may be referred to as male or female.
     A Pistacia chinensis in Sacramento Capital Park #113 is registered as a California Big Tree. It measures 64 feet high, with a trunk circumference of 79 inches and a crown spread of 52 feet.
  List all Anacardiaceae | Pistacia

• Pistacia chinensis - Anacardiaceae
• Native To: China
• Habit: Erect or Spreading with a High Canopy.
  Has Deciduous foliage.
• Shape: Oval, Rounded or Umbrella
• Sunset Zones: 4 - 23
• USDA Hardiness Zones: 7 - 9
• Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade
• Water Needs: Moist to Dry Soil. Drought tolerant.
• Soil Type: Clay, Loam or Sand
• Soil pH: Slightly Acidic to Highly Alkaline
• Seaside Tolerance: Not Suited
• Height: 65 feet
• Growth Rate: 24 Inches per Season
• Landscape Use:
• Longevity: Greater than 150 years
• Leaves: Pinnately Compound Even with Oblong to Elliptic Leaflets Medium Green. Red, Gold, Orange or Multicolored in Fall. Deciduous.
• Flowers: Inconspicuous. Flowers in Spring. Has either male or female flowers (dioecious). Trees may be sold as male or female.
• Fruit: Prolific, Red or Mostly Blue Drupe, Medium (0.50 - 1.50 inches), fruiting in Summer or Fall.
• Bark: Dark Brown, Light Gray or Light Green, Furrowed or Scaly
• Pest & Disease: Resistant to Oak Root Fungus. Susceptible to Root Rot and Verticillium
• Shading Capacity: Rated as Moderately Dense in Leaf and Moderate out of Leaf.
• Branch Strength: Rated as Strong
• Root Damage Potential: Rated as Low
• Health Hazard: Allergy
• Biogenic Emissions: Moderate
• Fire Resistance: Conflicting

Cite This Page:
SelecTree. "Pistacia chinensis Tree Record." 1995-2012. May 22, 2013.
< http://selectree.calpoly.edu/treedetail.lasso?rid=1086 >