 | Texas Pistache, American Pistachio, Wild Pistachio, Lentisco Pistacia texana Anacardiaceae Texas pistache grows in the Edwards Plateau, on hard limestone in canyons of the Rio Grande. In shallow, wide canyons it is a shrub around 10 feet tall, but it can reach 40 feet in steep narrow ones. Its leaves are relatively small, shiny, and usually evergreen with a bronze color at the growing tips. Texas pistache is heat, drought and salt tolerant, and pH adaptable, although it must have good drainage. It can be single- or multi-trunked, with a somewhat irregular form. Plant Habit or Use: large shrub small tree Exposure: sun partial sun Flower Color: not showy Blooming Period: spring Fruit Characteristics: small seeds in clusters, red turning blue-black Height: to 40 ft. Width: to 45 ft. Plant Character: evergreen semievergreen Heat Tolerance: very high Water Requirements: low Soil Requirements: alkaline adaptable Additional Comments:
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