where do pistachio nuts come from / how are they grown?

Answer 1

Pistachios grow on trees in grape-like clusters and are encased in an outer skin, or hull. When pistachios ripen, the hull turns rosy and the shell within splits naturally, indicating they are ready for harvest, usually in September.

Pistachios are mechanically shaken from the trees onto a catching frame, never touching the ground. Each tree takes less than a minute. They are loaded onto containers and rushed to the processing plant where hulling, drying and sorting are completed. Later the nuts are roasted, salted and sometimes dyed.

If the nuts are not processed [hulled and dried] within 12 to 24 hours, the shell will be stained. The pistachio industry has invested millions of dollars in equipment to process its pistachios quickly to avoid staining and sell the nuts in their natural color shells. Some pistachio processors dye a small percentage of their pistachios not by necessity, but to meet the desires of those consumers who prefer colorful shells.

Answer 2

The pistachio is a relative of both the cashew and the mango. It is deciduous (drops its leaves each year) and dioecious (comes in separate sexes and both a male and a female tree are needed to produce edible nuts). The trees are wind-pollinated rather than bee-pollinated, with the male trees bearing pollen and the female trees bearing the nuts. Like many other nut trees, the pistachio is alternate bearing — producing a heavy crop one year and a lighter crop the next.

Pistachios mature rather slowly, reaching significant production a full seven to ten years after planting. Peak production, it is believed, is reached at about 20 years.

Climate also plays a role in pistachio production. Too mild a winter, or heavy rainfall during the pollination period, can reduce yield. Pistachio trees require approximately 1,000 hours of temperatures at 45 degrees F. or below to bring about the dormancy necessary for good production.

Answer 3

Where Do Pistachios Grow

Answer 4

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Where do pistachio nuts come from / how are they grown?

Answer 5

Pistachio nuts are found in the Mediterranean, Southeast Asia, Australia and in California. The nuts are grown on small trees.

Answer 6

The pistachio (Pistacia vera, Anacardiaceae; sometimes placed in Pistaciaceae) is a small tree up to 10 m tall, native to mountainous regions of central and southwestern Asia such as the Kopet Dag mountains of Turkmenistan southwest to northeastern Iran and western Afghanistan. It has deciduous pinnate leaves 10-20 cm long.

The trees are planted in orchards, and take approximately seven to ten years to reach significant production. Production is alternate bearing or biennial bearing, meaning the harvest is heavier in alternate years. Peak production is reached at approximately 20 years. Trees are usually pruned to size to make the harvest easier. One male tree produces enough pollen for eight to twelve nut-bearing females.

Answer 7

Polo's answer will do.
But you've seen Pistachio Orchards.
You must have seen at least a dozen films or TV where there is a rolling hill of evenly spaced trees/bushes with nothing else growing. Filmed somewhere around the Mediterranean.
Look out for them next time.

Answer 8

Some of the best pistachios in the world are actually grown in southeast Turkey. The town is called Gaziantep. They are grown on trees.

Answer 9

they come from the mystical mysterious island of Chio. The Pista nuts grow on the purple bushes near the unicorns homeland. They combined the names of Chio and Pista to create the pistachio. The pistachio is a magical snack, because unicorn sparkles were probably dropped on them.

Answer 10

The best one is in Turkey (Gaziantep city area) California Pistachios came from this Turkey's city.