TY - JOUR AU - Crane, J. C. AU - Dunning, J. J. TI - Separation of Blank Pistachio Nuts by Mechanical Harvesting JF - California Agriculture JO - Calif Agr Y1 - 1975/11/01 VL - 29 IS - 11 SP - 6 EP - 7 PB - University of California Agriculture and Nature Resources SN - 0008-0845 UR - http://www.ucanr.edu/sites/calagjournal/archive/?article=ca.v029n11p6 AB - The pistachio nut tree (Pistacia Vera L.), which is native to the Mid-East and Central Asia, was introduced into California in the :arly part of this century. Commercial plantings were few and small inti1 the last several years, but -here are now over 1,000 acres in xoduction and about 23,000 acres will come into bearing in the next l to 4 years. The majority of the dantings are in Kern and Kings, ounties, with some over 2,000 icres in size.