To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Pistachio
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 15:43:28 -0600
I bought a half-dozen P.vera seedlings(my wife loves pistachios) from Ken
Asmus at OIKOS, 7 years or so ago - It's been long enough ago that my
memory is getting fuzzy, but I think Ken tried to dissuade me, but I
thought I'd try 'em anyway.
All failed miserably - don't think I had but one that survived the entirety
of the first growing season.
Somewhere along the line, I spoke with or emailed Dr. Louise Ferguson at
the UC Davis Fruit & Nut Research Center, and she pretty well echoed Lon's
comments about their cultural needs - and recommended I concentrate on
pecans & persimmons, as I was more likely to have success with them than
with pistachios.