Accession #: 200201824
Accession Date: 2002-06-17
Common name: Chinese Pistacio
Family: Anacardiaceae
Synonym(s):
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.
Uses:
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USDA Zone: 5-10
Source: Exotische Nutz- und Zierpflanzen - Buche
Provenance:
Seed provided by Exotische Nutz- und Zierpflanzen - Renate Bucher, proprietor, www.exot-nutz-zier.de
Restrictions:
Culture:
Plants For A Future Website Chiltern Seed 1995 Catalog Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version