With good management, Chinese pistache grows 2 to 3 feet per year. Eliminate competition from grass or turf by mulching, proper fertilization and adequate watering during the summer months. With such a growth rate, the Chinese pistache will reach a reasonable size and begin to play a major role in the landscape within just eight to 10 years. These trees can be seen in and around the Hinds Community College campus in Raymond as well as at strip malls in Jackson, in Grenada and along the Coast. While the ornamental pears sometimes break in the face of winds and ice, the Chinese pistache has an extremely hard, durable wood.
Female trees produce colorful fruit suitable for use like holly berries in decorations.
Fall is a great time to purchase and plant trees and shrubs. Nurseries have good selections and a staff to help with your plans. Root growth continues in the fall even though top growth may have ceased, so planting now gives plants almost a full growing season's advantage over planting next spring. Recommendations on this web site do not endorse any commercial products or trade names.