As stated in Bulletin No. 4, Street and Highway Planting, the following 

 points should be kept in mind by any one considering its use: 



1 . The pendent habit of young growth means continued pruning. 



2. The black scale infests it. 



3. It needs very wide parkings on account of the irregularity of the trunk 

 and the breaking of pavements. 



4. It requires extra care when young, with staking and pruning, to 

 encourage a good form. 



BRAZILIAN PEPPER TREE 



The Brazilian pepper tree (Schinus terebinthifolius) has a rapid spreading 

 growth and reaches a height of about forty feet. Its leaflets are longer than 

 those of the California pepper tree, and the new growth is usually tinged with 

 pink. It is strictly a southern California tree because of its susceptibility to 

 frost. 



PISTACHE 



The pistachio belongs to the genus Pistacia, one species of which produces 

 the pistachio nuts of commerce, which are used in confectionery and flavoring. 

 In Syria they always form an important ingredient at all wedding feasts. 

 There are about twenty species, most of them being found in the Mediter- 

 ranean region. The pistache was early cultivated and according to Pliny was 

 brought to Rome in the first century of the Christian era. It was introduced 

 into the United States in 1853, and has been extensively propagated at the 

 Government station at Chico, California. 



The pistache is a dry-climate tree and requires little moisture when once 

 established in deep soil. The Chinese pistache (Pistacia chinensis) is one of 

 the best species for ornamental planting. It is a round-headed tree about 

 forty feet in height at maturity with stout branches bearing large dark green 

 leaflets. The ends of the branches are covered with brilliant red foli- 

 age which appears like blossoms at a distance. In the fall ruddy berry-like 

 nuts are borne in large clusters. 



PITTOSPORUMS 



The Pittosporums, which belong to a genus by that name meaning 

 "pitch seed," in allusion to the resinous coating of the seeds, embrace over 

 one hundred evergreen species most of which are natives of the Australian 



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