Pistachio Curiosity

Our community is built on what used to be a very large Pistachio Orchard called Fiddyment Ranch. Some of our open spaces still have remnants of the old orchards. You can see a photo of one in the middle with the ready to pick pistachios on the left. The right side is the curiosity. There was a small section of the orchard (still in rows intentionally planted), but the trees are enormously tall and the pistachios look “ripe” but they are no bigger than peas...tiny little things. It is hard to believe they could possibly have been commercially useful....way too high to pick and way too small to bother with. That pink covering peels right off. If the shell underneath is split and is not hollow then the nut is probably ready to eat. It can be eaten as is or dried. For storage longer than a week, they need to be dried.

[Kathryn]

Fascinating! Thanks for sharing. I like the collage with both a view of the trees and the details.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great collage and so interesting.

[Susan Wakely]

Great collage. I especially like the leading line of the centre shot. Interesting narrative.

[FBailey]

How interesting - I am embarrassed to say I have never considered the origin of pistachios before!

[Peter Dulis]

Lovely

[Valerie Chesney]

Great collage & thanks for the info. I like to learn new things.

[Jane Pittenger]

I love how the center photo draws my eye in

[Babs]

Lovely triptych

[Casablanca]

Really great collage

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Beautiful collage and interesting information about pistachios.

[Sylvia du Toit]

Thanks for sharing.

[Granagringa]

What pretty colors and thanks for the info..never knew. These 3 shots really make a nice grouping.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

I like the "story" this triptych tells. Great collage! The little ones, really do pique the curiosity. Perhaps when the trees were shorter, they served a decorative purpose.