Practical tips about the fruit of pistachio tree and its harvest

Harvesting the pistachio tree is pistachio shell very sensitive, because the pistachio opens before harvest and therefore should not fall to the ground. Falling pistachios before harvest on pistachio orchards increases the risk of microbial contamination of the soil and damages the crop. Pistachio kernels are very tasty and valuable and pistachio orchards are very popular in Iran, but the fruiting and harvesting of pistachio trees have important points that every farmer and producer should know about them. In the following, we will talk about these points.
Pistachio Tree Harvest Tips

Harvesting of pistachio trees, depending on the type and area of ​​the pistachio orchard, begins in late summer and usually takes about 15 to 20 days. Unlike citrus, apple and other fruit trees, pistachio tree fruiting is not usually done simultaneously and therefore, pistachio tree harvesting should be done in 2 or 3 stages. Harvesting the pistachio tree first hand is usually done when 60-70% of the fruits are ripe.
How is the pistachio tree harvested?

Harvesting the pistachio tree is a very intensive practice; Because it is done by shaking the trees with special hand equipment. After this, in order to separate the leaves, broken seeds and twigs, screening is done and immediately after sorting (maximum 10-12 hours after harvesting pistachios), they should be spread in a cool place. . In order to have the best pistachio product, we recommend that you separate them from the green peel when they are fresh, because leaving the green peel and drying it will reduce the quality and final price of the product.

In the organized pistachio orchard in the United States, however, pistachios are harvested through large tractors that attach to trees and shake the branches so that the fruits can be placed in buckets and where Be sorted, fall. The fruits are then transported by trucks to processing units. In this case, the path of pistachios from the tree to the processing unit is completed in a few hours and as a result, the best pistachio product reaches the customer.