Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Tree
Origin
Southeastern Asia
China
Types
-
Pistacia chinensis
Number of Varieties
9825
0
40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
Mountains, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-116-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
9-6
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
460.00 cm760.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
370.00 cm760.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Yellow green
Red, Blue, Green, Dark Blue, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Red, Orange, Pink
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Pollution, Drought, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Divison, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Water once every two or three weeks, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune in summer, Remove damaged leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Mites, White outside
Insects, Red blotch, Rodent
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Frost
Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Birds
Allergy
Dental erosion
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used in making beverages
Application in Furniture, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used in biomass, Used in Furniture
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
CITRUS aurantiifolia 'Bearss'
PISTACIA chinensis
Common Name
Bearss Lime, Shiraz Limoo, Tahiti Lime
Chinese Mastic, Chinese Pistachio
In Hindi
Shiraz Limoo
चीनी पिस्ता
In German
Bearss Kalk
chinesische Pistazie
In French
Bearss chaux
pistache chinois
In Spanish
Bearss cal
pistacho chino
In Greek
BEARSS ασβέστη
Κινέζοι Φιστίκι
In Portuguese
Bearss cal
Pistache chinês
In Polish
bearss wapna
Chiński Pistacje
In Latin
bearss lime
LENTISCUS Chinese
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Sapindales
Family
Rutaceae
Anacardiaceae
Genus
Citrus
Pistacia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Rhoeae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
99
1
27800
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