Chinese Pistacia Nuts
Small to medium deciduous tree with a rounded head and upright branching. Attractive fine pinnate foliage, dark green, almost lustrous, produces brilliant autumn colours of yellow, orange and scarlet. Blue/red fruit following flowers. Bark dark grey, developing shallow furrows, exfoliated flakes reveal a salmon to orange inner bark. Adapts to most soil types. Formative pruning required developing central trunk. Species is dioecious.
height x width (m):
6-10 x 5-8
origin:
Central and Western China, and Taiwan
growth rate Moderate:
flower colour Green, inconspicuous. Followed by bluish berries
flowering:
time Summer
shade tolerance:
Chinese Pistacia Tree
Part shade to full sun
drought:
High drought tolerance grows satisfactorily with no obvious signs of stress in a dry summer.
low soil oxygen:
Low tolerance of water logging prefers well drained soils.
compacted soils:
Moderate tolerance, widely planted in urban areas and generally grows satisfactorily.
pest + disease:
Generally not prone to insects that cause obvious damage to foliage.
root disturbance:
Low to moderate tolerance
advanced:
Low incidence of problem from planting out as industry standard, 2m plus container grown trees.
limb shear:
No reports of the shedding of major limbs in urban landscape plantings. Formative prune to develop good structure.
weed risk:
No records of species becoming established in urban landscapes by self-sown seed.
under powerlines:
Suitable. Naturally open branching structure that is visually and functionally well suited to pruning into an open centre tree under wires.
habitat value:
Not known to provide a specific food or habitat resource for native fauna.
Information Sourced From:
Shire of Yarra Ranges
