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Description

Bloom Color: Red. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Oval, Rounded, Spreading or horizontal, Vase.

Pistacia vera is a deciduous Tree growing to 10 m at a medium rate.
It is hardy to zone 9. The species is dioecious .. The plant is not self-fertile.
Suitable for: light and medium soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic soils and can grow in very alkaline soils.
It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil and can tolerate drought.

Cultivation

Global Crop Management: Coppice Management: Standard Other Systems: Strip intercrop Staple Crop: Protein-oil
Landscape Uses:Specimen. Requires a sunny position in a deep well-drained light soil. Succeeds in dry soils. Does well in light calcareous soils. Grows well on poor soils. Prefers long hot summers and low humidity. Plants are not very hardy in Britain and are unlikely to succeed outdoors in any but the mildest areas of the country. They will be hardier in areas with long hot summers that will thoroughly ripen the wood. Plants are prone to fungal root rots. The pistachio nut is often cultivated for its edible seed in warm temperate areas, there are many named forms. It is very unlikely to produce a crop of seeds in Britain, simply because the summers here are not hot enough or long enough. Any pruning that needs to be done is best carried out in the spring. Dioecious, male and female plants must be grown if seed is required. One male plant for every five females is adequate. Special Features:
Edible, Not North American native, Attractive flowers or blooms.

HabitatsHilly and mountainous regions
Habitatsespecially on sandstone soils
Habitatswith a temperature range from -10°c in the winter to 40°c in the summer
Habitatsto 1500 metres
HabitatsWoodland Garden Sunny Edge
HabitatsWoodland Garden Sunny Edge

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