Pistachio trees (Pistacia vera) are becoming very popular among gardeners thanks to their long lifespan, drought tolerance, and rewarding harvests. Areas where pistachio trees grow the best are found ...

The salty-sweet taste of a pistachio is so unique that growing your own pistachio tree (Pistacia vera) is worth the effort if your local climate supports it and you're up for a multi-year project. The ...

Two decades ago, Miguel Angel Garcia harvested grapes and grains on his farm in central Spain, like his father and grandfather before him. Now he produces pistachios—a more lucrative crop that can ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. According to Zaber, if you want your pistachio seeds to germinate, they've gotta be as fresh as possible. Forget about using ...

In Afghanistan, where many places are hard to reach and the state has limited funds, community-based forest management is the ...

This year, as many as 50 percent of the pistachios harvested in California could be hollow inside. Blame it on drought, heat and weather changes... In California's blazing hot San Joaquin Valley, ...

A study using thousands of pistachio trees shows that ecological systems can be governed by the Ising model, which is typically used to explain permanent magnets. It also helps explain synchrony in ...

The number of nuts on pistachio trees in any given year could be explained with a model from statistical physics that is normally used to study magnetic materials. That is according to researchers led ...

Inside a climate-controlled laboratory at the Duarte Nursery outside Modesto, California, an experiment is taking place that could help determine what food we will eat for decades to come. Rows of ...