Accession Data

Pistacia chinensis

Common Name: Chinese Pistacio

Family: Anacardiaceae

Country of Origin: E. Asia - China.

Description: Growing to 25 ft (8 m) in gardens, this deciduous species has glossy green leaves consisting of up to 10 pairs of leaflets that in fall (autumn) turn yellow, orange and scarlet. The inconspicuous flowers, borne in panicles, are followed in summer by small red spherical seed pods that turn blue in fall and attract birds. An excellent street tree, it also makes a good canopy for shade-loving shrubs. It often forms a double trunk.

The young shoots are also eaten as a chinese vegetable.

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 5-10

Accession #: 200201824

Accession Date: 2002-06-17 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 2304

Quantity: 1

Source: Exotische Nutz- und Zierpflanzen - Buche

Provenance: Seed provided by Exotische Nutz- und Zierpflanzen - Renate Bucher, proprietor, www.exot-nutz-zier.de

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: eurosid II

Order: Sapindales

Family: Anacardiaceae

SubFamily: Anacardioideae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011

References

Plants For A Future Website Chiltern Seed 1995 Catalog Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version

Images

Pistacia chinensis