| Texas Pistache, American Pistachio, Wild Pistachio, Lentisco|
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