Pistacia terebinthus - Terebinth

Terebinth (Pistacia terebinthus) is a deciduous tree native to dry Mediterranean scrub and woodland. Its seeds are eaten raw or cooked and pressed for oil, and the trunk is tapped for Cyprus turpentine resin. It is also used as a rootstock for pistachio. It can reach 5 m tall.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 8²
• Hardiness zone 9²
• Hardiness zone 10²
• Hardiness zone 11²

Outputs

• Human food²

Type

• Pistacia spp. - Pistachio
• Tree
• Deciduous

Functions

• Fire resistance³

Dimension	At maturity
Height (m)	up to 5

Footnotes

1. Pistacia terebinthus | Diputación de Toledo ↩

2. Pistacia terebinthus | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵

3. Guia de pirojardineria, Diputació de Girona / Bombers de la Generalitat de Catalunya, 2020, rated “molt recomanada” (highly recommended) ↩