Pistacia vera

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العربية: فستق

Català: Pistatxer

Deutsch: Pistazie

English: Pistachio

Español: Pistacho

Italiano: Pistacchio

Português: Pistache

Română: Fistic

‪中文(简体)‬: 阿月浑子，开心果

‪中文(繁體)‬: 阿月渾子，開心果

Variety 'Kerman' with nuts starting to open
Variety 'Kerman'
Fruit
America's official pistachio collection is kept at a northern California orchard preserve known as the ARS National Clonal Germplasm Repository for Fruit and Nut Crops. More than 750 pistachio trees are safe-guarded there.
Empty shells
In a bag as bought in stores
Blanched pistachios are used in dessert cookery, particularly in pastries
close-up
Tree born in a lava rock
Pistacia variety 'Napoletana'