Chinese Pistache

Pistacia chinensis

Chinese Pistache (Pistacia chinensis) is a medium-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 6-9, that matures to about 30-35 ft × 20-30 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect green blooms in spring. It attracts songbirds, stands up well to drought, heat and pollution, grows happily in containers.

USDA zones

6-9

Sun

Full sun

Water

Low

Mature size

30-35 ft × 20-30 ft

Spacing

more than 60 feet

Growth rate

Medium

Maintenance

Medium

Soil

Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry

Foliage

Green

Bloom color

Green

Bloom season

Spring

Attracts

Songbirds

Tough against

Drought, Heat, Pollution

Watch out for

Weedy

Native to

China to Phillipines