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Several months ago, I was walking around Utah State University campus, as I often do, looking for edible plants to eat or propagate, when I stumbled upon a strange plant. I got my phone out to take a picture and look it up and to my surprise, it was a pistachio tree! 6 months ago If you would have asked me where pistachio trees can grow, I would have said "not here!" I assumed they didn't go dormant and couldn't handle cold winters of northern Utah. I guess it helps to not assume. Today the pistachios were finally ready to pick and they are DELICIOUS. You can eat them fresh or roast them. I'll be cold stratifying a bunch of them this winter in hopes that a few will begin to grow in the spring. When they're ready, I'll graft a branch from the producing variety on campus onto my seedlings. This will ensure good fruit and earlier production. (3-5 years instead of 5-10) Wish me luck!