Betoum (Pistacia atlantica)

Family: Pistaciaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: Green. Main Bloom Time: Mid spring. Form: Oval, Rounded, Spreading or horizontal, Vase.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Fruit - raw. A turpentine flavour. The fruit is about 8mm long and 6mm wide and contains a single seed. An excellent edible oil is obtained from the seed. — A turpentine flavour.; The fruit is about 8mm long and 6mm wide and contains a single seed.; An excellent edible oil is obtained from the seed.

Habitat & North American Range

Dry hillsides, cemeteries, field edges and roadsides from sea level to 1500 metres in Turkey. (Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)