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Chinese Pistache
Common Name: Chinese Pistache
Scientific Name: Pistacia chinensis
Other Name(s): Aka Pistachio, Chinese Pistachio
Category: Tree
Habit: Deciduous
Form: Oval rounded crown
Bloom Color: Insignificant; dioecious (separate male and female trees), with visible but somewhat inconspicuous green panicles
Bloom Season: Spring
Fruit Description: Pollinized flowers on female trees give rise to red-ripening-to-blue spherical fruits (drupes to 1/4? diameter) that ripen in fall; drupes are inedible
Foliage Description: Compound, even-pinnate, dark green leaves (to 10? long), each leaf typically having 10-12 lanceolate leaflets (to 4? long); foliage is aromatic when bruised; fall color is variable but often appears in quality shades of yellow, orange and red
Trunk Description: Gray-brown bark peels to reveal salmon inner bark
Height of Plant: 30-35 ft.
Spread of Plant: 20-30 ft.
Hardiness: USDA Zones 6-9
Light Requirements: Full sun
Water Usage: Medium
Soil Type: Moist, organically rich, well-drained soils
Native Range: China to Phillipines
Maintenance: Medium