RE: anyone growing Pistacia terebinthus?

Hello Sean

There is alot of Pistacia terebinthus wild in the mountains here about 20
kms inland from the Coast. I am a member of the conservation group Fundación
Enrique Montoliu at L'Albarda gardens here in the Costa Blanca
www.fundem.org  and we recently went to see some new lands they have
purchased in the Vall de Gallinera north west of here. There was a
significant amount of P.terebinthus amongst many other plants including
Quercus ilex. It is lovely plant and  deciduous unlike the P. lentiscus
which I have alot of in my coastal garden but no P. terebinthus! I will ask
around and see if it is available to buy and if people are planting it
...although  I very much doubt it somehow.
Pamela

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Subject: 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>

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