Bomen-trees Pistacia vera - Pistachio tree

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Pistacia vera or pistachio is a leaf-declining slow-growing tree that can grow up to 9 meters without pruning.
This delicious edible pistachio originates from the north east of Iran and history teaches that more than 3000 years ago it was already cultivated for its nuts.
The Pistacia vera is not self-pollinating and you need at least one male and one or more female plants for the pistachios.
The pistachios grow only to the female plants.

The gray / green leaf is hemispherical and egg-shaped. In winter the pistachio loses all its leaves. In the summer the oval red / green fruits appear when ripe then split them open.
The Pistacia vera likes to be in full sun, the warmer the better.
The plants we sell are grafted. The winter hardness of mature plants should have zone 7b, however, zone 8a is the limit for safety.
Winter hardness zone 8a (-12ºC).