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🌱 Pistachio

Pistacia vera
nuts deciduous tree
☀️ Sun
full sun
💧 Water
low, very drought-tolerant
🗺️ Zones
["7", "10 (needs cold winters for dormancy)"]
🧪 Soil pH
7.0-8.0
🪴 Soil Type
well-draining, sandy, alkaline-tolerant
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained

🤝 Companions (6)

🤝 Lavender
Desert-adapted tree needing hot, dry summers and cold winters for fruiting. Dioecious—need male and female trees (1 male: 8-10 females). Mediterranean herb guild thrives in same dry conditions.
🤝 Oregano
Desert-adapted tree needing hot, dry summers and cold winters for fruiting. Dioecious—need male and female trees (1 male: 8-10 females). Mediterranean herb guild thrives in same dry conditions.
🤝 Rosemary
Desert-adapted tree needing hot, dry summers and cold winters for fruiting. Dioecious—need male and female trees (1 male: 8-10 females). Mediterranean herb guild thrives in same dry conditions.
🤝 Sage
Desert-adapted tree needing hot, dry summers and cold winters for fruiting. Dioecious—need male and female trees (1 male: 8-10 females). Mediterranean herb guild thrives in same dry conditions.
🤝 Thyme
Desert-adapted tree needing hot, dry summers and cold winters for fruiting. Dioecious—need male and female trees (1 male: 8-10 females). Mediterranean herb guild thrives in same dry conditions.
🤝 drought-tolerant mediterranean herbs
Desert-adapted tree needing hot, dry summers and cold winters for fruiting. Dioecious—need male and female trees (1 male: 8-10 females). Mediterranean herb guild thrives in same dry conditions.

⚠️ Keep Apart (2)

⚠️ heavy feeders at base
Growth inhibition or competition
⚠️ water-loving plants
Growth inhibition or competition

📝 Growing Notes

Desert-adapted tree needing hot, dry summers and cold winters for fruiting. Dioecious—need male and female trees (1 male: 8-10 females). Mediterranean herb guild thrives in same dry conditions.

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