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What is

Life Span
Annual and Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Broadleaf Evergreen  
Tree  

Origin
Africa, Southern Africa  
China  

Types
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree  
Pistacia chinensis  

Number of Varieties
1600  
11
25  
99+

Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions  
Mountains, Rocky areas  

USDA Hardiness Zone
10-11  
6-9  

AHS Heat Zone
12-8  
9-6  

Sunset Zone
H1, 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  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
91.44 cm  
99+
760.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
91.44 cm  
99+
760.00 cm  
29

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
-  
Red, Green  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
Red, Blue, Green, Dark Blue, Black  

Leaf Color in Spring
-  
Green, Light Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
-  
Green, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
-  
Red, Orange, Pink  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped  
Pinnate  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Fall, Spring  
Summer, Fall  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
-  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Clay  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
-  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
All year  
Early Spring, Spring  

Repeat Bloomer
-  
No  

Tolerances
-  
Pollution, Drought, Soil Compaction  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Divison, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting  

Plant Maintenance
Low  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of 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
Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Loam, Sand  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Pruning
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch  
Insects, Red blotch, Rodent  

Plant Tolerance
-  
Drought, Frost  

Facts

Flowers
Yes  
Insignificant  

Flower Petal Number
-  
-  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
-  
No  

Edible Fruit
-  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
-  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
-  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
-  
Yes  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
-  
No  

Showy Foliage
-  
Yes  

Showy Bark
-  
No  

Foliage Texture
-  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
-  
Glossy  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
-  
Sometimes  

Self-Sowing
-  
Yes  

Attracts
Flying insects, Insects  
Birds  

Allergy
-  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Insignificant  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers  
-  

Part of Plant Used
Flowers  
Seeds, Stem  

Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties  
Application in Furniture, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used in biomass, Used in Furniture  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall  
Shade Trees, Street Trees  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
PROTEA  
PISTACIA chinensis  

Common Name
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree  
Chinese Mastic, Chinese Pistachio  

In Hindi
Protea plant  
चीनी पिस्ता  

In German
Protea Pflanze  
chinesische Pistazie  

In French
usine de Protea  
pistache chinois  

In Spanish
planta de protea  
pistacho chino  

In Greek
φυτό Protea  
Κινέζοι Φιστίκι  

In Portuguese
planta Protea  
Pistache chinês  

In Polish
Protea roślin  
Chiński Pistacje  

In Latin
Protea herba  
LENTISCUS Chinese  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Vascular plant  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Proteales  
Sapindales  

Family
Proteaceae  
Anacardiaceae  

Genus
Protea  
Pistacia  

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots  
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  

Tribe
Proteae  
Rhoeae  

Subfamily
Proteoideae  
-  

Number of Species
1600  
17
9  

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Difference Between Protea and Chinese Pistachio

If you are confused whether Protea or Chinese Pistachio are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Protea and Chinese Pistachio Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Protea are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Chinese Pistachio fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Protea and Chinese Pistachio if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Protea and Chinese Pistachio

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Protea and Chinese Pistachio. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Protea and Chinese Pistachio as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Protea is Cough, Diarrhea and Stomach Ulcers whereas of Chinese Pistachio is . Protea has beauty benefits as follows: while Chinese Pistachio has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Protea vs Chinese Pistachio

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Protea vs Chinese Pistachio and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Protea are whereas of Chinese Pistachio have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Protea has no showy fruits and Chinese Pistachio has no showy fruits. Also Protea is flowering and Chinese Pistachio is not flowering . You can compare Protea and Chinese Pistachio facts and facts of other plants too.

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