Curious about tree ID

13 years ago

These aren't the best shots for ID. Hopefully someone will recognize it. It is growing in a Tucson city park. I missed the flowering. I believe the "berries" turn red when ripe.

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aztreelvr
13 years ago
Great photos! This looks like Chinese Pistache (Pistacia chinensis). It is dioecious, meaning there are male and female trees. Obvioulsy this is the female which produces bright red berries in the fall. The foliage is stunning in fall when it turns scarlet-orange. It grows at a moderate rate and can eventually reach 40 feet tall and 35 feet wide. Boyce Thompson Arboretum near Superior has a celebration in the fall when the Pistache trees turn color. Its also a good time to check out their fall plant sale.

Here is a link that might be useful: Chinese Pistache
psuperb1
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13 years ago
Thank you, aztreelvr. Your information looks good to me. It's exciting to finally put a name on this tree. My computer is temperamental today. It wouldn't open link. I went to MSWN and used their plant database. My computer still wouldn't cooperate. It can be nasty sometimes.

However, I did get to Delange through Google. You covered everything they said. I look forward to fall color and seeing spring flowers.

Thanks again. For some reason, I was stuck on idea that a city park would use native species and nothing native seemed to fit. Xeriscape is good too. Link below has pictures (which I'm sure yours has also).

[Finally found way to MSWN and looked at sheets on "Sarah's Radiance" and "Red Push" varieties of Chinese Pistachio. Good pictures.]

Here is a link that might be useful: DeLange Chinese pistachio
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psuperb1
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AZTreelvr,

Sorry about the song and dance about the link. After I submitted post above, I clicked link and no problem. Mea culpa.

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