The Chinese Pistache tree is a handsome ornamental shade tree with reliable autumn color that is suitable for urban and residential landscapes. It is native to China, Taiwan, and the Philippine ...

Q: We are concerned about our Chinese pistache tree this season. The overall foliage seems limited compared to previous seasons. We’ve observed most of the new growth is the clusters of berries.

Looking for a tree for your yard? Chinese Pistache, Pistacia chinensis, can grow to 40’ tall and 40’ wide and shows brilliant fall color. Small greenish flowers appear in spring above the foliage.

Last week we considered one of our great East Texas native trees the sweetgum and how the tree brings so much color to our fall season. This week I'd like for us to think about a Chinese introduction ...

Since the storm, I have been asked a bunch about plants that would be good to replace some of the ones that got destroyed during Helene. I wrote a column about some of my thoughts on which plants ...

Black Walnut – Juglans nigra is a very large tree at maturity, growing over 100 feet tall. This native tree has large compound leaves producing 11-17 leaflets, and produces huge fruits (nuts) –large ...

This may not go down as a showstopper year for fall color here in North Central Texas. Drought and damage of recent cold winters have set our trees back. But a couple of species seem always ready to ...