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Anacardiaceae
Pistachio Flower
Pistacia vera
Patience, hidden treasure, and longevity.
- Family
- Anacardiaceae
- Genus
- Pistacia
- Native to
- Central Asia, Iran, Afghanistan
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- deciduous tree
- Height
- 500–1000 cm
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, alkaline, sandy loam
- Water
- low; drought-tolerant
- Hardiness
- 7–11
- Lifespan
- perennial tree; 150+ years
Did you know
- Pistachio trees are dioecious — male and female flowers grow on separate trees, and only females bear nuts.
- A single pistachio tree may take seven to ten years to produce its first meaningful crop of nuts.
- The Queen of Sheba reportedly decreed pistachios a royal food and forbade commoners from growing them.
- Pistachio shells split open on the tree with an audible snap, which Iranians poetically call 'the laughing nut'.
- Iran has been cultivating pistachios for over 3,000 years, and the nut remains one of the country's top exports.
Color meanings
Green
emerging promise
Red
fruitful patience