Pistacia mutica, Fisch. & Mey. Tree up to 35 ft. high: the bark dark brown with longitudinal fissures: lvs. deciduous, odd-pinnate; lfts. 2—4 pairs, oblong or oblong- ovate, obtuse; the petioles marginate or slightly winged, puberulent: drupe
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1 1/4 in. long, obovate, flattened, obliquely apiculate. Asia Minor.—The heartwood is dark brown and very hard. Some cultivators dislike it as a stock for P. vera, finding difficulty in making the grafts take.