🥜 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
Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone
🤝 Companions (6)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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