Pistacia spp. - Pistachio

Pistacia is a genus of drought-tolerant trees and shrubs in the cashew family, native to warm, dry regions of the Mediterranean, Middle East, and Central Asia. Individual species are valued for edible nuts (pistachio), resin (mastic, turpentine), or edible seeds and oil.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Calcium
• Iron
• Magnesium
• Manganese
• Phosphorus
• Potassium
• Zinc

Outputs

• Human food
• Pistachio

Type

• Tree
• Deciduous

Functions

• Drought-tolerance
• Soil stabilization¹
• Wildlife habitat¹

Footnotes

1. Pistacia vera | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸