Kepler's UnclesChinese Pistache
Submitted by bo on Sun, 11/07/2004 - 6:32pm.
Farm Journal
Today, I planted a Chinese Pistache tree. We had a very pretty juniper tree right behind our house (where Scooty plants the stick to be thrown). But it grew roots into our sewer line, so we had to remove it. Junipers are not known for being pretty, but I had pruned this out of control juniper “up”, in a way that left all the foliage overhead and the branches at human height all bare. It was striking, and we were sorry to see it go. Jessie cut it down for us.
So I planted this Pistache. It doesn’t actually produce nuts, but it gets a flaming color of red in the fall, and it is very tolerant of poor soil, poor drainage, drought, and sun (all of which we have in abundance). It’s right behind the house, where it will produce lovely color for us in the fall, and it will shade Robin’s desk from the morning sun in the summer.
It's about 7 feet tall right now. Robin helped me stake it, but we couldn't drive the stake deep enough without Jessie's help.
So I planted this Pistache. It doesn’t actually produce nuts, but it gets a flaming color of red in the fall, and it is very tolerant of poor soil, poor drainage, drought, and sun (all of which we have in abundance). It’s right behind the house, where it will produce lovely color for us in the fall, and it will shade Robin’s desk from the morning sun in the summer.
It's about 7 feet tall right now. Robin helped me stake it, but we couldn't drive the stake deep enough without Jessie's help.