Chinese Pistache (Pistacia Chinensis) is a medium-sized, deciduous tree in the cashew family, native to China and Taiwan, known for its attractive fall foliage and exfoliating bark. It has aromatic, compound, pinnate leaves with 10-12 leaflets and produces inconspicuous green flowers followed by red-to-blue drupe fruits. Thriving in full sun and well-drained soil, this heat and drought-tolerant tree is dioecious (requires both male and female plants for fruit production)

• Growth Habit: Deciduous, medium-sized tree with a symmetrical, oval-to-round crown 
• Leaves: Alternate, pinnately compound, with 10-12 dark green leaflets; they are aromatic when bruised and turn yellow, orange, and scarlet in the fall 
• Flowers: Small, inconspicuous, greenish flowers borne in panicles in the spring before the leaves 
• Fruit: Small, red spherical drupes that ripen to blue in the fall; they contain a single seed and are inedible 
• Bark: Gray-brown, scaly, and exfoliating, revealing a salmon-colored inner bark 
• Light Requirements: Full sun
• Fall Color: One of the most notable features, displaying vibrant red and orange leaves
• Aromatic Foliage: Leaves release a pleasant aroma when bruised
• Exfoliating Bark: The unique bark provides winter interest with its salmon-colored inner layer