Arkansas Tree Database

Scientific name:

Pistacia Chinensis

Size:

25' tall by 25' wide

Leaves:

alternate, even-pinnately compound, 10" long, with 10-12 leaflets with untoothed margins

Flowers:

inconspicuous

Fruit:

1/4" diameter red to blue fruit (called a drupe) in a cluster, on female trees

Fall Interest:

exceptional, but varies in color from red to orange or yellow; deciduous

Culture:

sun; moist soil but drought tolerant once established

Disease/Insect:

Use:

small shade tree

Cultivars:

Notes:

related to pistachio nut tree but different species; native to China