Pistachio: Sowing, planting and harvest calendar
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F
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A
M
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J
A
S
O
N
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Planting
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P
P
P
P
Bloom
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B
Pruning
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Pr
Harvest
H
H
How to plant a pistachio tree?
Choose a very sunny spot with well-drained soil and no standing water. Check that your climate suits pistachios: sufficiently hot summers and winter chill appropriate to the cultivar are needed. For a crop, plant a female and a male with compatible flowering periods close enough for wind pollination.
Plant in spring, away from frost, when the soil is workable. Dig a hole wider than the root ball without burying the root collar or graft union. Protect the roots, backfill and water to settle soil around the root ball. Keep suitable moisture levels while the tree establishes, without waterlogging the soil. Mulch can reduce competing weeds; keep it away from the trunk.
When does the pistachio tree flower?
How do you prune a pistachio tree?
How do you harvest pistachios?
