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.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Hardiness zone 11¹

Outputs

• Human food¹

Type

• Pistacia spp. - Pistachio
• Tree
• Deciduous

Functions

• Fire resistance²

Footnotes

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

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