Texas Gardening: Texas Native Plant Pictures ( Trees ), 1 by htop

htop wrote:
Chinese Pistache, Chinese Pistachio (Pistacia chinensis), Anacardiaceae Family, naturalized, deciduous, blooms in spring

Chinese pistache has beautiful lightish green leaves and great fall color. It may need to be topped when first planted to encourage lateral branching. It grows very fast into a nice shade tree. Mine has been a bit messy when the fruit drop. I wish I had not planted it near my patio.

For more information, see its entry in the PlantFiles:
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/57160/index.html