Chinese Pistaccio

clea

Does anyone have any experience with Chinese Pistaccio trees?

The tree trimmers were here this morning for a backyard tree, and suggested two Chinese pistaccios for the front yard.

Whats good about them?  Whats bad?  Would you plant them again?

~NB~

Chinese Pistache are very good trees for urban sites or small spaces. They don't get very big (under 30') and are highly adaptable to poor conditions such as drought, pollution and compacted soil. Another plus is that they are not very susceptible to disease or insects. They have good fall color too.

I don't have any big list of liabilities for this tree. I would definitely recommend them if they meet your criteria.

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juno

We chose one as our street tree for the area between the sidewalk and the street (our city offers several choices if you'd like them to install one).  It's looking sort of puny this year, but has been great in past years.  The fall color is stunning.  We live in a land of mostly evergreens, so the splash of fall color is rare.  The tree did shoot up the first three years, and is about 12 ft. tall now, but it hasn't done much this year.  It's still sort of skinny, but I've read they shoot up and then fill out, sort of like teenagers.  When I was reading about them, they were highly recommended for Texas b/c they are so draught tolerant.