Pistacia chinensis Architectural Tolerant of urban air pollution

Tolerant of urban air pollution and a wide range of soils but prefers deep moist soils

then a warm golden yellow in autumn

Ultimate height and spread approx 6 meters

creating the familiar stripy effect of snakebark maples

6-8cm long racemes accompanied by the emerging lime-green

Pistacia chinensis Architectural Tolerant of urban air pollutionNative to China, Taiwan and the Philippines, the Chinese pistachio is an excellent city tree, celebrated for its intense scarlet autumn colour and high tolerance for harsh urban conditions. Handsome blue fruits on female trees if pollinated. Attractive peeling bark on older specimens. Requires full sun and shelter. Native 25m, but smaller in cultivation. H3