Re: anyone growing Pistacia terebinthus?

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Subject: Re: anyone growing Pistacia terebinthus?
From:    Jean Vaché <jean.vache@univ-montp3.fr>
Date:    Wed, February 25, 2009 6:52 am
To:      sean@gimcw.org
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Dear Sean,
This is to confirm that it was Pistacia terebinthus that you saw
growing in the wild around Montpellier and more generally in the
garrigues in our mediterranean region, associated to Quercus ilex.
And many of us, in the Languedoc Branch of the MGS, do grow this very
attractive shrub in their gardens, often in the background, or in a
mixed hedge. It is easy to grow, tolerates being clipped if
necessary, never needs any water, has deciduous leaves, a glossy
green in the spring, that turn a deep red in winter, and attractive
reddish flowers and white fruits that also turn pink and then red and
black in the winter.
You may have also seen in the same region its cousin, Pistacia
lentiscus, which will grow taller and has evergreen leaves of a
slightly different shape. It is sometimes called Pistacia palaestina.
I did not see any Pistacia in the Californian gardens we visited
recently together, but I may be wrong.
All the best,
Jean

PS Sean, I can't remember how to send this to the whole list. Do it
for me, please, if you find it useful. And say hello to Deborah from
Dominique and I.


Le 25 févr. 2009 à 2:35, Sean A. O'Hara a écrit :

> Pamela -
>
> I can recall seeing what I believe was Pistacia terebinthus growing
> native near l'Abbaye de Fontfroide close to Narbonne as well as on the
> cliffs around St. Guilhem le Désert north of Montpellier.  I noticed it
> because we were traveling in October and the leaves were coloring
> nicely - yellows, reds, purple tints.  I recall thinking it would be
> worth trialing in gardens.  I wonder if anyone ever grows it around the
> Mediterranean (it is native to Spain also) or if it is considered to
> wild to bother with?
>
> Seán O.
>
> Seán A. O'Hara
> sean(at)gimcw.org
> www.hortulusaptus.com>
Dear Sean,
This is to confirm that it was Pistacia terebinthus that you saw growing in the wild around Montpellier and more generally in the garrigues in our mediterranean region, associated to Quercus ilex. And many of us, in the Languedoc Branch of the MGS, do grow this very attractive shrub in their gardens, often in the background, or in a mixed hedge. It is easy to grow, tolerates being clipped if necessary, never needs any water, has deciduous leaves, a glossy green in the spring, that turn a deep red in winter, and attractive reddish flowers and white fruits that also turn pink and then red and black in the winter.
You may have also seen in the same region its cousin, Pistacia lentiscus, which will grow taller and has indeciduous leaves of a slightly different shape. It is sometimes called Pistacia palaestina.
I did not see any Pistacia in the Californian gardens we visited recently together, but I may be wrong.
All the best,
Jean

PS Sean, I can't remember how to send this to the whole list. Do it for me, please, if you find it useful. And say hello to Deborah from Dominique and I.


Le 25 févr. 2009 à 2:35, Sean A. O'Hara a écrit :

Pamela -

I can recall seeing what I believe was Pistacia terebinthus growing native
near l'Abbaye de Fontfroide close to Narbonne as well as on the cliffs around
St. Guilhem le Désert north of Montpellier.  I noticed it because we were
traveling in October and the leaves were coloring nicely - yellows, reds,
purple tints.  I recall thinking it would be worth trialing in g ardens.  I
wonder if anyone ever grows it around the Mediterranean (it is native to Spain
also) or if it is considered to wild to bother with?

Seán O.

Seán A. O'Hara
sean(at)gimcw.org
www.hortulusaptus.com

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