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What Are Pistachios? Pistachio is a dry fruit from the pistachio tree; a small tree with origins in the Middle East and Central Asia. The pistachio tree belongs to the cashew family. Their fruit is a drupe that contains an elongated seed; it is this seed that people eat. The seed is a culinary nut, rather than a botanical nut, and has a distinct flavour.
To grow pistachio trees, purchase a young male and young female grafted tree from a nursery. However, before you invest time, money and effort, be sure that you live in the right climate to cultivate them. Pistachios will only grow in the Southwest where the summers are long, hot and arid and the winters cool. When in the appropriate environment, these trees can grow to 30 feet in height and produce up to 50 pounds of pistachios.