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Anacardiaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Pistacia khinjuk

Pistacia khinjuk

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitDeciduous Tree
Growth—

Pistacia species generally grow best in a sunny position in a deep, well-drained soil preferably of a light texture[1].

Propagation

Pre-soak the seed for 16 hours in alkalized water[2], or for 3 - 4 days in warm water[3], and sow late winter in a cold frame or greenhouse[2, 4]. Two months cold stratification may speed up germination, so it might be better to sow the seed in early winter[4]. The germination is variable and can be slow. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow on the plants for at least their first winter in a greenhouse. Plant out into their permanent positions in early summer and consider giving some protection from winter cold for their first year or two outdoors[PFAF]. Cuttings of half-ripe wood from juvenile trees, July in a frame[4]. Layering. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Pistacia+khinjuk>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
  2. [2]Propagation of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers. — Sheat. W. G. · MacMillan and Co · 1948 · ISBN - ↩︎A bit dated but a good book on propagation techniques with specific details for a wide range of plants.
  3. [3]RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 — F. Chittendon. · Oxford University Press · 1951 · ISBN - ↩︎Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [ 200 ]).
  4. [4]The Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation. — Dirr. M. A. and Heuser. M. W. · Athens Ga. Varsity Press · 1987 · ISBN 0942375009 ↩︎A very detailed book on propagating trees. Not for the casual reader.
  5. [5]Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Pistacia L. (Anacardiaceae) — AL-Saghir M.G. & Porter D.M. · 2012 · http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ajps.2012.31002 ↩︎
  6. [6]IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — http://www.iucnredlist.org/ ↩︎A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
  7. [7]Five Pistacia species (P. vera, P. atlantica, P. terebinthus, P. khinjuk, and P. lentiscus): A Review of Their Tradi — Bozorgi M. et al · 2013 · http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/219815 ↩︎A very comprehensive review of the traditional uses and modern medicinal research into five species of Pistacia growing in Iran
  8. [8]Vegetable Gums and Resins. — Howes. F. N. · Faber · ISBN 81-88818-17-8 ↩︎A very good book dealing with the subject in a readable way.
  9. [9]Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants — http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 ↩︎Terse details of a huge range of useful plants.
  10. [10]Ethnobotany of the Hawraman Region of Kurdistan, Iraq — Ahmad S.A. & Askari A.A. · 2015 · http://10.3100/hpib.v20iss1.2015.n8 · ISBN 1938-2944 ↩︎
  11. [11]The Commercial Products of India. — Watts. Sir George. · John Murray, London. · 1908 ↩︎A classic, with a comprehensive (as then known) listing of useful plants that were traded commercially at that time. It can be downloaded from various sites on the Internet.
  12. [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎